zau2 wui2酒會酒会
Jyutpingzau2 wui2
Yalejáu wúi
Definition
Cocktail party or reception.
- a cocktail party or informal gathering with drinks
- a formal reception hosted by large organizations or government agencies
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How it's used
Refers specifically to a social gathering where drinks are served, often standing, rather than a full sit down banquet. It carries a professional or formal connotation, frequently associated with networking or celebrating a specific milestone. Unlike a standard dinner party, the focus is on mingling and light refreshments.
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There is a reception tonight, do you want to go together?
This reception is very grandly organized, many important people are here.
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Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 飲酒, which simply means the act of drinking alcohol. Using 酒會 to describe a casual night out at a bar with friends sounds unnatural and overly formal.
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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.
