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宴飲

简宴饮 · 繁宴飲

Mandarin · pinyin yàn yǐn

to wine and dine
to feast
banquet

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宴: yàn · to entertain, feast; a feast, banquet
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饮: yǐn · drink; swallow; kind of drink

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4–3 · yan4 yin3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jin3 jam2

Cantonese word readings for 宴飲. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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