Meaning of 投壶
投壶 means to play the ancient game of pitch-pot; an aristocratic banquet game where players throw arrows or chips into a pot. Pronounced tóu hú.
- to play the ancient game of pitch-pot; an aristocratic banquet game where players throw arrows or chips into a pot
Definitions & Examples
Gǔ古
dài代
wén文
rén人
cháng常
zài在
yàn宴
huì会
shàng上
tóu投
hú壶
qǔ取
lè乐
。
Ancient scholars often enjoyed playing pitch-pot at banquets.
Tā他
men们
zài在
xí席
jiān间
shè设
hú壶
ér而
tóu投
，
yǐ以
zhù助
jiǔ酒
xìng兴
。
They set up pots during the feast and threw arrows into them to enhance the drinking atmosphere.
Tóu投
hú壶
shì是
Zhōng中
guó国
gǔ古
dài代
de的
yī一
zhǒng种
lǐ礼
yí仪
xìng性
yóu游
xì戏
。
Pitch-pot was a ceremonial game in ancient China.