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Jyutping jin3
Pinyin yàn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. (bound form) feast
  2. repose
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. a feast/repose/to entertain by giving a dinner/leisurely
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語素
    為​咗​紀念​或者​慶祝​一樣​嘢​而舉​行​嘅​大餐
    banquet; party
    • 婚宴
      婚宴
      fan1 jin3
      wedding banquet
    • 宴請
      宴请
      jin3 cing2
      to invite someone to a banquet
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    to host a banquet; to entertain
  2. character, literary
    comfortable; peaceful; happy
  3. character
    banquet; feast
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. to entertain, feast
  2. a feast, banquet
  3. Cangjie Input
    JAV
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 六级汉字表 #249
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    除非下雨,宴会将在花园里举行。
    除非下雨,宴會將在花園裏舉行。
    chú fēi xià yǔ , yàn huì jiāng zài huā yuán lǐ jǔ xíng 。
    • The party will be held in the garden unless it rains.
  2. Mandarin
    上海人结婚,有的人家办酒宴场面很大。
    上海人結婚,有的人家辦酒宴場面很大。
    shàng hǎi rén jié hūn , yǒu de rén jiā bàn jiǔ yàn chǎng miàn hěn dà 。
    • Some Shanghainese hold large banquets when they get married.
  3. Mandarin
    他们昨晚设宴招待了我们。
    他們昨晚設宴招待了我們。
    tā men zuó wǎn shè yàn zhāo dài le wǒ men 。
    • They entertained us at dinner last night.
  4. Mandarin
    她在今晚的宴会之前应该换衣服。
    她在今晚的宴會之前應該換衣服。
    tā zài jīn wǎn de yàn huì zhī qián yīng gāi huàn yī fú 。
    • She needs to change her clothes before the party this evening.
  5. Mandarin
    她的生日宴会将在明天晚上。
    她的生日宴會將在明天晚上。
    tā de shēng rì yàn huì jiāng zài míng tiān wǎn shang 。
    • Her birthday party will be held tomorrow evening.
    • Her birthday party will be tomorrow evening.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    公司次次周年宴都系送埋晒啲猪头骨,不如唔好送啦。
    公司次次周年宴都係送埋晒啲豬頭骨,不如唔好送啦。
    • The company always send out useless gifts in every annual dinners, I think they better save the money.
  2. Cantonese
    举办国宴
    舉辦國宴
    geoi2 baan6 gwok3 jin3
    • to hold a state banquet
  3. Cantonese
    佢早产咗成个礼拜,满月𠮶阵仲喺病房,所以而家同佢搞番个百日宴。
    佢早產咗成個禮拜,滿月嗰陣仲喺病房,所以而家同佢搞番個百日宴。
    keoi5 zou2 caan2 zo2 seng4 go3 lai5 baai3, mun5 jyut2 go2 zan2 zung6 hai2 beng6 fong2, so2 ji5 ji4 gaa1 tung4 keoi5 gaau2 faan1 go3 baak3 jat6 jin3.
    • She is a premature baby and spent her first month in intentional care, we are now making up for it with a hundred-day party.
  4. Cantonese
    陈府宴客
    陳府宴客
    can4 fu2 jin3 haak3
    • Banquet Hosted by Chan's family (a common format usually used in banquet signage or as the backdrop)
  5. Cantonese
    我哋会响半岛酒店联婚宴客。
    我哋會響半島酒店聯婚宴客。
    ngo5 dei6 wui5 hoeng2 bun3 dou2 zau2 dim6 lyun4 fan1 jin3 haak3.
    • We will host our party at the Peninsular.
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    特首喺礼宾府设宴招待访港嘅国家主席。
    特首喺禮賓府設宴招待訪港嘅國家主席。
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    他为人狡猾,我看你还是不要去赴那鸿门宴吧!
    他為人狡猾,我看你還是不要去赴那鴻門宴吧!
    tā wéi rén jiǎo huá , wǒ kàn nǐ hái shì bù yào qù fù nà hóng mén yàn ba !
    • He is treacherous, so I think you had better not accept his invitation.
    • He is treacherous, so I think you had better not accept his invitation!
  2. Mandarin
    香港的结婚人情公价按婚宴场地而异。
    香港的結婚人情公價按婚宴場地而異。
    xiāng gǎng de jié hūn rén qíng gōng jià àn hūn yàn chǎng dì ér yì .
    • The price of customary gift money for weddings in Hong Kong varies depending on the venue.
  3. Mandarin
    举办宴会
    舉辦宴會
    jǔ bàn yàn huì
    • to hold a banquet
  4. Mandarin
    当500万元大奖砸中上虞人阮某时,欣喜若狂的他选择了高调庆祝,大摆宴席,大派红包。
    當500萬元大獎砸中上虞人阮某時,欣喜若狂的他選擇了高調慶祝,大擺宴席,大派紅包。
    dāng 500 wàn yuán dà jiǎng zá zhòng shàng yú rén ruǎn mǒu shí , xīn xǐ ruò kuáng de tā xuǎn zé le gāo diào qìng zhù , dà bǎi yàn xí , dà pài hóng bāo .
    • Ruan from Shangyu was wild with joy when he hit the five million dollar jackpot. He chose to have a lofty celebration, including a massive banquet and huge amounts of red envelopes.
  5. Mandarin
    当500万元大奖砸中上虞人阮某时,欣喜若狂的他选择了高调庆祝,大摆宴席,大派红包。然而,他付出的代价是,一夜间他家门庭若市,不仅很多八竿子打不着的亲戚纷至沓来,就连很多素不相识的陌生人也开始上门找他借钱。
    當500萬元大獎砸中上虞人阮某時,欣喜若狂的他選擇了高調慶祝,大擺宴席,大派紅包。然而,他付出的代價是,一夜間他家門庭若市,不僅很多八竿子打不着的親戚紛至沓來,就連很多素不相識的陌生人也開始上門找他借錢。
    dāng 500 wàn yuán dà jiǎng zá zhòng shàng yú rén ruǎn mǒu shí , xīn xǐ ruò kuáng de tā xuǎn zé le gāo diào qìng zhù , dà bǎi yàn xí , dà pài hóng bāo . Ránér , tā fù chū de dài jià shì , yī yè jiān tā jiā mén tíng ruò shì , bù jǐn hěn duō bā gān zi dǎ bù zháo de qīn qi fēn zhì tà lái , jiù lián hěn duō sù bù xiāng shí de mò shēng rén yě kāi shǐ shàng mén zhǎo tā jiè qián .
    • Ruan from Shangyu was wild with joy when he hit the five million dollar jackpot. He chose to have a lofty celebration, including a massive banquet and huge amounts of hongbao. But he really paid the price when, one night, his house started to become a hive of activity. Not only did a ton of random relatives start pouring into the place, but also complete strangers, all wanting to borrow some of this money.