fu6 jin3赴宴
Jyutpingfu6 jin3
Yalefuh yin
Definition
To attend a banquet.
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How it's used
Carries a formal and slightly literary tone that is rarely used in casual daily conversation. Most speakers prefer using 出席宴會 or 去飲 when talking about attending a wedding or a formal dinner. It is mostly reserved for written announcements, news reports, or very formal social contexts.
Examples
He is going to a banquet tonight, so he is dressed very formally.
Do you have time to attend the banquet tomorrow night?
Related words
Common phrases
to attend a banquet by invitation
Common mistake
Do not use this in casual settings like meeting friends for a meal, as it sounds overly stiff and pretentious. Stick to 去食飯 or 去飲 for social gatherings.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
