ceng2 jam2請飲请饮
Jyutpingceng2 jam2
Yalechéng yám
Definition
To invite guests to a feast, especially a wedding banquet; to host or give a banquet.
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How it's used
Specifically refers to hosting a wedding banquet or a formal celebratory feast. It functions as a verb phrase where the object is implied to be the banquet itself, making it a very concise way to signal a wedding invitation.
Examples
They are hosting a wedding banquet next month, have you received the invitation yet?
It has been a long time since I last attended a wedding banquet.
Related words
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 請客, which is a general term for treating someone to a meal. 請飲 is almost exclusively reserved for wedding banquets or large celebratory feasts.
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