嘉賓
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See also: 嘉宾
Chinese[edit]
| excellent | visitor; guest | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (嘉賓) | 嘉 | 賓 | |
| simp. (嘉宾) | 嘉 | 宾 | |
Etymology[edit]
- "guest"
- Idiomatic, with 嘉 (jiā, “good, admirable, distinguished”) as honorific.
- "sparrow"
- Rare outside sparse attestations in some historical 類書／类书 (lèishū, “reference books”) and poetic works, chiefly used for humour in the latter.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
嘉賓
- (honorific) guest; guest of honour
- 我有嘉賓，中心喜之。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Wǒyǒu jiābīn, zhōngxīn xǐzhī. [Pinyin]
- I have here an admirable guest,
And with all my heart I rejoice in him.
我有嘉宾，中心喜之。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]
- (figurative, humorous, now rare) sparrow
- 崔豹《古今注》曰：雀，一名嘉賓。言棲宿人家，狀如賓客也。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
- From: Taiping Yulan (Readings of the Taiping Era), 977 – 983 CE
- Cuī Bào “Gǔjīnzhù” yuē: què, yī míng jiābīn. Yán qīsù rén jiā, zhuàng rú bīnkè yě. [Pinyin]
- Quoting from the Gujinzhu by Cui Bao (c. late 3rd–early 4th century): "the sparrow is alternatively called 'guest of honour' because it lives with humans and feeds off them, like a guest."
崔豹《古今注》曰：雀，一名嘉宾。言栖宿人家，状如宾客也。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]
Synonyms[edit]
- (guest):
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