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Pinyin yàn
Radical
Strokes
10
Definition
feast / repose
Usage
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宴 yàn 1. 以酒饭款待宾客。 (To entertain guests with food and drinks.) 2. 聚会在一起吃酒饭。 (To gather together to eat and drink.) 3. 酒席。 (A banquet; feast.) 4. 乐(lè),安闲。 (Joyful; leisurely.) 本义: 请人吃饭喝酒,聚会在一起喝酒吃饭 (Original meaning: To invite people for a meal and drinks, to gather together to eat and drink.) 同本义 ([En.] entertain at a banquet) (1) 以酒饭款待宾客:~客。~饮。~席。 (To entertain guests with food and drinks: banquet guests. To drink. Banquet.) (2) 聚会在一起吃酒饭:~会。~集。 (Gather to eat and drink: banquet meeting. Gathering.) (3) 酒席:设~。国~。盛(shèng)~。 (Banquet: to set up a banquet. National banquet. Lavish banquet.) (4) 乐(lè),安闲:~娱。~嬉。~乐(yuè )。~居。 (Joyful; leisurely: to entertain. To be playful. To enjoy music. To live leisurely.) 引文: 1. 《说文》:宴,安也。 按,此字当为宴飨正字,亦作醼,作讌。 (From "Shuowen": "Yàn" means peace. This character should be the correct character for banquet.) 2. 《易·需》:君子以饮食宴乐。 郑注:“宴,享宴也。” (From "Yijing": The gentleman feasts his guests with food and drink. Zheng's comment: "Yàn" means to enjoy a banquet.) 3. 吉甫宴喜。——《汉书·陈汤传》引诗六月 (The occasion was joyous. — From "Han Shu") 4. 《虞初新志·秋声诗自序》:宾客大宴。 (The guests are having a grand banquet.) 5. 宋· 欧阳修《醉翁亭记》:太守宴。 (In Song Dynasty, Ouyang Xiu wrote: "The governor feasts.") 6. 宴酣之乐。 (The joy of a banquet.) 7. 唐· 白居易《琵琶行(并序)》:添酒回灯重开宴。 (In the Tang dynasty, Bai Juyi wrote: "Adding wine and lighting the lamps, the banquet resumes.") 再引: - 还如: 宴犒 (设宴犒赏); 宴赏 (设宴犒赏); 宴饯 (设宴招待); 宴好 (泛指宴饮聚会); 宴衍 (宴饮作乐); 宴位 (宴饮之处); 宴笑 (宴饮欢笑); 宴娱 (宴饮娱乐); 宴饫; 宴歌 (宴饮歌唱); 宴聚 (宴饮聚会) (For example: Rewards from banquet; banquet for appreciation; banquet for farewell; banquet social gatherings; banquet entertainment; banquet location; laughter at banquet; entertainment at banquet; banquet songs; gathering for banquet.) 进餐 ([En.] eat; take) (1) 明· 归有光《项脊轩志》:逾庖而宴。 (In Ming dynasty, Gui Youguang wrote: "Crossing the kitchen to eat.") 形: (假借为“安”。安闲,安逸) (Adjective: (Borrowed as "peace." Leisurely, easy)) 安定,没有战事或动乱 ([En.] peaceful) (1) 《辽史》:今军旅甫罢,三边宴然。 (From "Liao Shi": Now that the army has just been dismissed, the borders are peaceful.) 喜乐; 欢乐 ([En.] happy) (1) 《诗·邶风·谷风》:宴尔新昏。 (From "Shijing": May your new marriage be joyous.) 酒席 ([En.] feast; banquet) (如: 宴客 (宴会所请的客人); 宴设 (摆设宴席); 宴筵 (宴会); 宴集 (宴饮聚会); 宴饮 (设宴聚饮); 宴语 (宴请时的交谈); 宴乐 (宴饮游乐)) (For example: banquet guests; setting up banquet; banquet gathering; gathering for banquet; conversations during banquet; entertainment at banquet.) 内室 ([En.] bedroom) (1) 《易·随》:君子以响晦入宴息。 (From "Yijing": The gentleman enters the inner chamber to rest.)
yàn huì
banquet / feast / dinner party / CL:席[xi2],個|个[ge4]
yàn huì tīng
ballroom / banqueting hall
wǔ yàn
lunch banquet
yàn qǐng
to entertain (for dinner) / to invite to dinner
shè yàn
to host a banquet
fù yàn
to attend a banquet
jiǔ yàn
feast / repose
yǐn yàn
banquet / dinner / drinking party / feast
yàn xí
banquet / feast
yàn yǐn
to wine and dine / to feast / banquet
shèng yàn
feast
yán yàn
feast / banquet
wǎn yàn
banquet / dinner party / soiree
jiā yàn
dinner party held in one's home / family reunion dinner
hūn yàn
wedding reception
鸿 Hóng mén Yàn
Feast at Hongmen / (fig.) banquet set up with the aim of murdering a guest / refers to a famous episode in 206 BC when future Han emperor Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] escaped attempted murder by his rival Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiang4 Yu3]
xǐ yàn
wedding banquet
yè yàn
The Banquet
yàn kè
to host a banquet / guest at a banquet
huān yàn
feast / celebration
寿 shòu yàn
birthday banquet

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