yàn huì
banquet; feast; dinner party
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我们公司每年都会举行一次盛大的宴会。
Wǒmen gōngsī měi nián dōu huì jǔxíng yī cì shèngdà de yànhuì.
Our company holds a grand banquet every year.
宴会结束后，大家都很开心。
Yànhuì jiéshù hòu, dàjiā dōu hěn kāixīn.
After the banquet, everyone was very happy.
宴会上的食物非常美味。
Yànhuì shàng de shíwù fēicháng měiwèi.
The food at the banquet was very delicious.
宴席 (yànxí)
banquet
酒会 (jiǔhuì)
cocktail party
冷餐会 (lěngcānhuì)
buffet
家宴 (jiāyàn)
family dinner
The Chinese word 宴会 (yàn huì) for "banquet" is composed of two characters: 宴 (yàn) and 会 (huì). The character 宴 originally meant "to offer food and drink to guests" and later extended to mean "banquet" or "feast". It is composed of the radical 食 (shí), which indicates that it is related to food, and the phonetic component 延 (yán). The character 会 originally meant "to meet" or "to gather" and later extended to mean "association" or "society". It is composed of the radical 人 (rén), which indicates that it is related to people, and the phonetic component 兌 (duì). Thus, the word 宴会 (yàn huì) literally means "a gathering for food and drink" or "a feast".
