heoi3 jam2去飲去饮
Jyutpingheoi3 jam2
Yaleheui yám
Definition
To attend a wedding banquet or dinner party, typically held at a restaurant or hotel.
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How it's used
This term is almost exclusively used for wedding banquets held at restaurants or hotels. It implies a formal invitation and the expectation of bringing a red packet, known as 人情. While it literally translates to go drink, it specifically refers to the act of attending the celebratory dinner rather than just the act of consuming alcohol.
Examples
They are having their wedding banquet next month and invited us.
What are you wearing to the wedding banquet tonight?
Related words
Common phrases
to go to a wedding banquet
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with simply going out to have drinks at a bar, which would be 飲嘢. Using 去飲 in a casual context with friends might lead them to believe you are attending a wedding.
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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.
