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歡宴

简欢宴 · 繁歡宴

Mandarin · pinyin huān yàn

feast
celebration

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歡: Look up this written character
宴: yàn · to entertain, feast; a feast, banquet
欢: huān · happy, pleased, glad; joy; enjoy

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1–4 · huan1 yan4

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fun1 jin3

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

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