zin3餞饯
Jyutpingzin3
Yalejin
Definition
To have a farewell dinner for someone, or to preserve fruit with sugar.
- to have a farewell meal or dinner for someone
- literaryto preserve food with sugar or honey; candied fruit
colloquialfoodpeople
How it's used
Primarily used in the formal compound 餞行, this term carries a slightly more ceremonial or traditional nuance than simply saying 食餐飯送行. It is most commonly used when organizing a formal dinner or a significant gathering to mark someone's departure for a long trip or a new job. While understood by all, younger speakers might opt for more casual phrasing in everyday social settings.
Examples
Where should we go to have a farewell meal for you tomorrow?
He is leaving next week, so we are having a farewell meal tonight.
Related words
Common phrases
to hold a farewell dinner
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with 煎, which means to pan-fry. Because they share a similar sound, learners sometimes mistakenly use 煎行, which is incorrect.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
