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宴會

简宴会 · 繁宴會

Mandarin · pinyin yàn huì

banquet
feast
dinner party
Classifier: 席 xí, 個 gè

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宴: yàn · to entertain, feast; a feast, banquet
會: huì · to assemble, meet together; a meeting; an organization
会: huì · assemble, meet together; meeting

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4–4 · yan4 hui4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jin3 wui6

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noun

banquet; dinner party; feast

verb

to banquet (to participate in a banquet)

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