高朋满座

高朋滿座
gāopéng-mǎnzuò
idiom #54,140

Meanings

  1. 1 distinguished guests filling every seat
  2. 2 a gathering of illustrious friends
  3. 3 the house is full of honored guests

Examples

Hūnlǐ nà tiān gāopéng-mǎnzuò, shífēn rènào.
On the wedding day every seat was filled with honored guests; it was very lively.
Lǎoxiānshēng bāshí dàshòu, gāopéng-mǎnzuò.
At the old gentleman's 80th birthday, distinguished friends filled the hall.

Tips

history
From Wang Bo's Tang masterpiece 滕王阁序: 千里逢迎,高朋满座, 'greeted from a thousand miles, the hall full of noble friends'.
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Formal, celebratory. Used for weddings, birthdays, banquets, and literary gatherings.

Stroke Order

gāo
péng
mǎn
zuò