筵 [－]

Jyutping jin4
Pinyin yán

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. bamboo mat for sitting
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. bamboo mat for sitting/feast/banquet
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character, in-compounds, obsolete
    banquet; feast
    • 喜筵
      喜筵
      xǐ yán
      banquet for a happy event (typically a wedding feast)
    • 盛筵
      盛筵
      shèng yán
      grand banquet
  2. character, obsolete
    bamboo mat
  3. character, obsolete
    seat
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. feast
  2. Cangjie Input
    HNKM
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    天下无不散之筵席。
    天下無不散之筵席。
    tiān xià wú bù sàn zhī yán xí 。
    • All good things must come to an end.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    筵席
    筵席
    jin4 zik6
    • feast; banquet
  2. Cantonese
    大排筵席
    大排筵席
    daai6 paai4 jin4 zik6
    • to hold a great banquet
  3. Cantonese
    天下无不散之筵席
    天下無不散之筵席
    tin1 haa6 mou4 bat1 saan3 zi1 jin4 zik6
    • to part is inevitable; literally: there are never unending banquets
  4. Cantonese
    有啲新人嫌大排筵席太过铺张。
    有啲新人嫌大排筵席太過鋪張。
    jau5 di1 san1 jan4 jim4 daai6 paai4 jin4 zik6 taai3 gwo3 pou1 zoeng1.
    • Some newly-weds think that great banquets are way too extravagant.
  5. Cantonese
    今晚我哋大排筵席庆祝阿爷八十大寿。
    今晚我哋大排筵席慶祝阿爺八十大壽。
    gam1 maan5 ngo5 dei6 daai6 paai4 jin4 zik6 hing3 zuk1 aa3 je4 baat3 sap6 daai6 sau6.
    • We arranged a big banquet to celebrate our grandpa's 80th birthday tonight.
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    肆筵设席
    肆筵設席
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    喜筵
    喜筵
    xǐ yán
    • banquet for a happy event (typically a wedding feast)
    • banquet for a happy event
  2. Mandarin
    盛筵
    盛筵
    shèng yán
    • grand banquet
  3. Mandarin
    在我敌人面前，你为我摆设筵席；你用油膏了我的头，使我的福杯满溢。
    在我敵人面前，你為我擺設筵席；你用油膏了我的頭，使我的福杯滿溢。
    zài wǒ dí rén miàn qián ， nǐ wèi wǒ bǎi shè yán xí ； nǐ yòng yóu gào le wǒ de tóu ， shǐ wǒ de fú bēi mǎn yì ．
    • Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.