xǐyàn

喜宴

Word · Noun

wedding banquet; celebratory feast

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

wedding or birthday banquet; celebratory feast

Commonly used for wedding receptions held at hotels or restaurants. Can also refer to birthday celebrations for elders.

Tā他
men们
zài在
wǔ五
xīng星
jí级
jiǔ酒
diàn店
jǔ举
bàn办
le了
shèng盛
dà大
de的
xǐ喜
yàn宴
 。

They held a grand wedding banquet at a five-star hotel.

Xǐ喜
yàn宴
shàng上
 ,
xīn新
láng郎
xīn新
niáng娘
xiàng向
shuāng双
fāng方
fù父
mǔ母
jìng敬
jiǔ酒
 。

At the wedding banquet, the bride and groom toasted their parents from both families.

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Zhè这
chǎng场
xǐ喜
yàn宴
bǎi摆
le了
wǔ五
shí十
duō多
zhuō桌
 ,
lái来
le了
wǔ五
bǎi百
duō多
wèi位
bīn宾
kè客
 。

This wedding banquet had more than fifty tables and over five hundred guests attended.