只鸡斗酒

zhī jī dǒu jiǔ

lit. a chicken and a bottle of wine (idiom); fig. ready to make an offering to the deceased, or to entertain guests

只

zhī

classifier for birds and certain animals, one of a pair, some utensils, vessels etc

鸡

jī

variant of 雞|鸡[ji1]

斗

dǒu

abbr. for the Big Dipper constellation 北斗星[Bei3 dou3 xing1]

酒

jiǔ

wine (esp. rice wine)