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弄盏传杯 — “To engage in lively social interaction and drinking at a banquet”

弄盏传杯 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to engage in lively social interaction and drinking at a banquet”. Involving passing cups of wine or tea. Literally, “play with cups, pass cups”.

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弄盏传杯 Pronunciation and Pinyin

弄盏传杯 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
弄
nòng7do, make, handle, get
盏
zhǎn10small cup or lamp
传
chuán6transmit, spread, biography
杯
bēi8cup or trophy

Example Sentence with 弄盏传杯

宴会上大家觥筹交错,弄盏传杯,气氛十分热闹。
At the banquet, everyone clinked glasses and passed cups, and the atmosphere was very lively.

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Synonyms of 弄盏传杯

  • chuán传bēi杯nòng弄zhǎn盏drink together at a banquet

More idioms starting with 弄

  • nòng弄jiǎ假chéng成zhēn真make a feigned action become real
  • nòng弄bīng兵huáng潢chí池Raise a minor, insignificant rebellion
  • nòng弄kǒu口míng鸣shé舌quibble and incite trouble
  • nòng弄xuān喧dǎo捣guǐ鬼play tricks and engage in underhand schemes
  • nòng弄zuǐ嘴nòng弄shé舌gossip and stir up trouble
  • nòng弄qiǎo巧fǎn反zhuō拙try to be clever but end up foolish
  • nòng弄qiǎo巧chéng呈guāi乖play petty tricks
  • nòng弄qiǎo巧chéng成zhuō拙to try to be clever, but make things worse
  • nòng弄yǐng影tuán团fēng风restless and disoriented
  • nòng弄xìng性shàng尚qì气act impulsively, prone to losing temper
  • nòng弄wén文qīng轻wǔ武prioritize intellect over martial arts
  • nòng弄jīn斤cāo操fǔ斧meticulously refine or over-embellish a work

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Questions about 弄盏传杯

What does 弄盏传杯 mean?

弄盏传杯 (nòng zhǎn chuán bēi) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to engage in lively social interaction and drinking at a banquet”.

How do you pronounce 弄盏传杯?

弄盏传杯 is pronounced nòng zhǎn chuán bēi in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 弄盏传杯 literally mean?

Literally, 弄盏传杯 means “play with cups, pass cups”. It is used to mean “to engage in lively social interaction and drinking at a banquet”.

What is the Chinese definition of 弄盏传杯?

弄:酒宴中戏弄;盏:浅而小的杯子;传:传递,传送。指酒宴中互相斟酒

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