琼筵

瓊筵

qióngyán

noun

Meanings

Fǔ shàng shè qióngyán kuǎndài bīnkè.

The mansion laid out a lavish banquet for the guests.

Tā zài shī zhōng miáoxiě le yì chǎng qióngyán.

He depicted a sumptuous banquet in his poem.

Highly literary. 琼 originally meant a fine red jade and by extension 'beautiful, exquisite' (cf. 琼楼玉宇 qiónglóuyùyǔ 'jade towers'). 筵 is a feast mat.

culture

Famously appears in Li Bai's 春夜宴桃李园序: '开琼筵以坐花' — 'spread a jeweled feast to sit among the blossoms'.

琼 qióng

筵 yán