- 筵席 yánxí feastbanquet; feast; formal meal; a set of seats at a banquet table
- 盛筵 shèngyán grand banquetlarge and formal grand banquet
- 酒筵 jiǔyán feastfeast; banquet
- 寿筵 shòuyán birthday banqueta banquet held to celebrate a birthday, especially an elderly person's, birthday
- 筵宴 yányàn banqueta formal banquet or feast; to feast
- 喜筵 xǐyán wedding feastA banquet or congratulatory feast, most commonly one held for a wedding; also written as [[喜宴|喜宴|xi3 yan4]]
- 天下无不散的筵席 tiānxiàwúbùsàndeyánxí all good things must come to an end(proverb) Literally "there is no banquet under heaven that does not break up"; expresses that every gathering or situation must eventually end and that separation is inevitable.
- 盛筵难再 shèngyánnánzài sumptuous feasts are not repeated oftenLiterally means that a grand banquet is hard to come by a second time; used as a metaphor to remind one to cherish good things and opportunities while they last.
- 盛筵必散 shèngyánbìsàn all good things must come to an endeven the grandest feast must have an end; used to describe how prosperity and joy are fleeting and do not last forever
- 别筵 biéyán farewell banqueta dinner party or banquet held for someone who is departing
- 供筵 gòngyán ritual feastfeast for sacrificial offerings or religious ceremonies, particularly in a historical or ritual context
- 四筵 sìyán those presentall the people attending a meeting or banquet
- 天下无不散之筵席 tiānxiàwúbùsànzhīyánxí all good things must come to an endno feast under heaven lasts forever; everything eventually reaches a conclusion
- 天下没有不散的筵席 tiānxiàméiyǒubùsàndeyánxí all good things must come to an end(proverb) literally meaning there is no banquet under heaven that does not end; used to express that all meetings and things eventually come to a close and parting is inevitable
- 婚筵 hūnyán wedding feastwedding feast or reception
- 开筵 kāiyán to host a banquetTo give a feast; to hold a banquet.
- 歌筵 gēyán singing feasta feast or banquet accompanied by singing performances
- 汤饼筵 tāngbǐngyán baby dinner partyA traditional dinner party given on the third day after a baby's birth.
- 法筵 fǎyán seat of the Law(bound form) in Buddhism, the seat occupied by a teacher who explains the dharma
- 琼筵 qióngyán banquetelaborate feast; sumptuously set table
- 筵上 yánshàng feasta banquet or feast; the occasion of a feast
- 筵会 yánhuì banqueta feast or banquet
- 筵席捐 yánxíjuān banquet taxa tax levied on banquets or feasts
- 素筵 sùyán vegetarian feasta vegetarian banquet or feast; food offerings to Buddha
- 经筵 jīngyán imperial lecture hall(historical) the place where an emperor attended lectures on the Confucian classics and history
- 绮筵 qǐyán magnificent feasta magnificent feast; a grand or sumptuous banquet
- 讲筵 jiǎngyán teacher's seatthe seat from which a teacher or master gives a lecture; a lectern
- 鹿鸣筵 lùmíngyán Luming Banquetofficial banquet held for successful candidates of the provincial level imperial examination during the Tang and Song dynasties
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