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賓主盡歡

简宾主尽欢 · 繁賓主盡歡

Mandarin · pinyin bīn zhǔ jìn huān

both the guests and the hosts thoroughly enjoy themselves (idiom)

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主: zhǔ · master, chief owner; host; lord
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宾: bīn · guest, visitor; surname; submit
尽: jǐn · exhaust, use up; deplete
欢: huān · happy, pleased, glad; joy; enjoy

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1–3–4–1 · bin1 zhu3 jin4 huan1

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