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夜宴

夜宴

Chinese

		night	feast; repose
simp. and trad. (夜宴)		夜	宴

Noun

夜宴

(literary) banquet; evening banquet

Etymology

From 夜 (yè, “evening”) + 宴 (yàn, “banquet”)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): yèyàn

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄝˋ ㄧㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): je⁶ jin³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: yèyàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄝˋ ㄧㄢˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yehyann
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ i̯ɛn⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: je⁶ jin³
  - Yale: yeh yin
  - Cantonese Pinyin: je⁶ jin³
  - IPA ^(key): /jɛː²² jiːn³³/