开筵

開筵

kāiyán

verb

Meanings

1 to host a banquet
2 to lay out a feast
3 (literary) to set up a lecture/teaching session

Characters

banquet mat / feast

Examples

主人开筵款待远方的客人。

Zhǔrén kāi yán kuǎndài yuǎnfāng de kèrén.

The host laid out a banquet to entertain guests from afar.

诗人开筵赋诗，场面热烈。

Shīrén kāi yán fù shī, chǎngmiàn rèliè.

The poets held a banquet to compose verse — a lively gathering.

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Literary. Famous from Li Bai's 春夜宴桃李园序: 开琼筵以坐花 ('we open a jeweled banquet to sit among the blossoms'). Modern Chinese prefers 设宴 (shèyàn) or 摆酒席 (bǎi jiǔxí).

Stroke Order

开 kāi

筵 yán