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觥筹交错

觥籌交錯
gōngchóu-jiāocuò
idiom #55,457

Meanings

  1. 1 wine cups and drinking tallies all jumbled together
  2. 2 (of a banquet) lively and convivial drinking
  3. 3 a raucous feast

Examples

HSK 7-9
宴席上觥筹交错，大家都很尽兴。
Yànxí shàng gōngchóujiāocuò, dàjiā dōu hěn jìnxìng.
Wine cups passed in every direction at the banquet - everyone had a great time.
HSK 7-9
婚宴现场觥筹交错，热闹非凡。
Hūnyàn xiànchǎng gōngchóujiāocuò, rènào fēifán.
The wedding reception was a whirl of clinking cups and noisy celebration.
HSK 7-9
应酬场合觥筹交错，让他感到很疲惫。
Yìngchou chǎnghé gōngchóujiāocuò, ràng tā gǎndào hěn píbèi.
The endless banquet drinking left him exhausted.

Tips

history
From 欧阳修's Song-dynasty masterpiece 《醉翁亭记》, painting a picture of friends drinking, playing games, and shouting in cheerful disorder.
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Literary and elegant - perfect for describing formal banquets in writing, but stilted in everyday speech.

Stroke Order

觥 gōng
筹 chóu
交 jiāo
错 cuò