祭灶
jì zào
Pinyin

Definition

祭灶
 - 
jì zào
  1. to offer sacrifices to the kitchen god

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

灶
zào
  1. 1 kitchen stove
  2. 2 kitchen
祭
Zhài
  1. 1 surname Zhai
拜祭
bài jì
  1. 1 to worship
  2. 2 to observe religious rites
  3. 3 to pay one's respects (to one's ancestors etc)
灶君
Zào jūn
  1. 1 Zaoshen, the god of the kitchen
  2. 2 also written 灶神
灶王
Zào wáng
  1. 1 Zaoshen, the god of the kitchen
  2. 2 also written 灶神
灶王爷
Zào wáng yé
  1. 1 Zaoshen, the god of the kitchen
  2. 2 also written 灶神
灶神
Zào shén
  1. 1 Zaoshen, the god of the kitchen
献祭
xiàn jì
  1. 1 to offer sacrifice
祭典
jì diǎn
  1. 1 sacrificial ceremony
  2. 2 religious festival
祭奠
jì diàn
  1. 1 to offer sacrifices (to one's ancestors)
  2. 2 to hold or attend a memorial service
祭拜
jì bài
  1. 1 to offer sacrifice (to one's ancestors)
祭灶
jì zào
  1. 1 to offer sacrifices to the kitchen god
祭祀
jì sì
  1. 1 to offer sacrifices to the gods or ancestors
祭祖
jì zǔ
  1. 1 to offer sacrifices to one's ancestors
主祭
zhǔ jì
  1. 1 to perform the sacrificial rites at a funeral
公祭
gōng jì
  1. 1 public memorial service
司祭
sī jì
  1. 1 priest
大灶
dà zào
  1. 1 large kitchen stove made from bricks or earth
  2. 2 (PRC) ordinary mess hall (lowest dining standard, ranked below 中灶[zhōng zào] for mid-level cadres and 小灶[xiǎo zào] for the most privileged)
奠祭
diàn jì
  1. 1 pouring of wine on ground for sacrifice
小灶
xiǎo zào
  1. 1 mess hall for high-ranking cadres
  2. 2 (fig.) special treatment
  3. 3 cf. 大灶[dà zào]

Idioms (2)

另起炉灶
lìng qǐ lú zào
  1. 1 lit. to set up a separate kitchen (idiom); to start from scratch
  2. 2 back to square one
  3. 3 to start of on a new path
重起炉灶
chóng qǐ lú zào
  1. 1 to start over from scratch (idiom)

Sample Sentences

哦，我知道。就是祭灶神的时候。
ō ，wǒ zhīdào 。jiùshì jì zàoshén de shíhou 。
Oh, I know, this is the time when you worship the Kitchen God.
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