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banquet
feast
dinner party held in one's home
to entertain
banquet
feast
informal dinner
state banquet
peace and happiness
to host a banquet
banquet hosted by an organization to honor a distinguished figure
banquet
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Some Shanghainese hold large banquets when they get married.
Source: Tatoeba #421180 · CC BY 2.0 FRHer birthday party will be held tomorrow evening.
Source: Tatoeba #881266 · CC BY 2.0 FRThey entertained us at dinner last night.
Source: Tatoeba #510710 · CC BY 2.0 FRIn the Edo period, moon-viewing parties were very popular.
Source: Tatoeba #889251 · CC BY 2.0 FRThe length of a marriage is inversely proportional to the cost of the wedding.
Source: Tatoeba #12373241 · CC BY 2.0 FRDefinitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.