宴飨

宴饗
yànxiǎng
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to host a banquet; to feast (someone)
  2. 2 banquet; ceremonial feast
  3. 3 ancient ceremony of sacrificial feasting

Examples

HSK 7-9
Gǔdài dìwáng cháng yànxiǎng qúnchén yǐ shì ēnchǒng.
Ancient emperors often feasted their officials to show favor.
HSK 7-9
《 Shījīng 》 zhōng yǒu bùshǎo miáoxiě yànxiǎng de piānzhāng.
The Book of Songs contains many passages depicting ceremonial feasts.

Tips

register
Literary/classical register - appears in historical texts and academic writing about ritual culture. For modern banquets use 宴请 (yànqǐng) or 宴会 (yànhuì). The 飨 originally meant ritual offerings to ancestors that the living then ate.

Stroke Order

宴 yàn
飨 xiǎng