客人 kè rén visitor / guest / customer / client / CL:位[wei4] syn 东 東 dōng east / host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest) / landlord syn 下手 xià shǒu to start / to put one's hand to / to set about / the seat to the right of the main guest syn 客房 kè fáng guest room / room (in a hotel) 老太太 lǎo tài tai elderly lady (respectful) / esteemed mother / CL:位[wei4] syn 游客 遊客 yóu kè traveler / tourist / (online gaming) guest player syn 来宾 來賓 lái bīn guest / visitor syn 贵宾 貴賓 guì bīn honored guest / distinguished guest / VIP syn 客串 kè chuàn to appear on stage in an amateur capacity / (of a professional) to make a guest appearance / (fig.) to assume a role outside one's usual duties / to substitute for 电灯泡 電燈泡 diàn dēng pào light bulb / (slang) unwanted third guest syn 慢走 màn zǒu Stay a bit! / Wait a minute! / (to a departing guest) Take care! syn 敬仰 jìng yǎng to revere / highly esteemed syn 不速之客 bù sù zhī kè (idiom) uninvited or unexpected guest 做客 zuò kè to be a guest or visitor syn 令尊 lìng zūn Your esteemed father (honorific) syn 留宿 liú sù to put up a guest / to stay overnight syn 见外 見外 jiàn wài to treat sb with the formal courtesy accorded to a host or a guest syn 迎宾 迎賓 yíng bīn to welcome a guest / to entertain a customer (of prostitute) syn 过客 過客 guò kè passing traveler / transient guest / sojourner syn 客栈 客棧 kè zhàn tavern / guest house / inn / hotel syn 留步 liú bù (said by departing guest) no need to see me out 来客 來客 lái kè guest syn 报告会 報告會 bào gào huì public lecture (with guest speakers etc) 驾临 駕臨 jià lín to grace sb with one's presence / your arrival (honorific) / your esteemed presence syn 宾至如归 賓至如歸 bīn zhì rú guī guests feel at home (in a hotel, guest house etc) / a home away from home syn 作客 zuò kè to live somewhere as a visitor / to stay with sb as a guest / to sojourn syn 目送 mù sòng to follow with one's eyes (a departing guest etc) syn 令郎 lìng láng your esteemed son (honorific) syn 客官 kè guān (polite appellation for a guest at a hotel etc) syn 外宾 外賓 wài bīn foreign guest / international visitor 座上客 zuò shàng kè guest of honor syn 宾主 賓主 bīn zhǔ guest and host syn 鸿门宴 鴻門宴 hóng mén yàn Hongmen feast / (fig.) banquet set up with the aim of murdering a guest / refers to a famous episode in 206 BC when future Han emperor Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] escaped attempted murder by his rival Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiang4 Yu3] syn 雅号 雅號 yǎ hào refined appelation / (humor) sb's elegant monicker / (hon.) your esteemed name syn 老太爷 老太爺 lǎo tài yé elderly gentleman (respectful) / esteemed father syn 座席 zuò xí seat (at banquet) / by ext. guest of honor syn 客居 kè jū to live in a foreign place / to live somewhere as a guest syn 留客 liú kè to ask a guest to stay / to detain a guest 主宾 主賓 zhǔ bīn guest of honor / host and guests 客 kè customer / visitor / guest / classifier for servings or portions (when ordering food) syn 宾 賓 bīn visitor / guest / object (in grammar) syn 吃请 吃請 chī qǐng to be a guest at a dinner party / to be wined and dined (as a bribe) syn 远客 遠客 yuǎn kè guest from afar 内宾 內賓 nèi bīn guest from the same country / internal or domestic visitor (as opposed to international guest 外賓|外宾) 酢 zuò toast to host by guest syn 迓 yà to receive (as a guest) syn 客座教授 kè zuò jiào shòu visiting professor / guest professor 喧宾夺主 喧賓奪主 xuān bīn duó zhǔ lit. the voice of the guest overwhelms that of the host (idiom) / fig. a minor player upstages the main attraction / minor details obscure the main point / the sauce is better than the fish syn 相敬如宾 相敬如賓 xiāng jìng rú bīn to treat each other as an honored guest (idiom) / mutual respect between husband and wife syn 反客为主 反客為主 fǎn kè wéi zhǔ lit. the guest acts as host (idiom) / fig. to turn from passive to active behavior syn 特别客串 特別客串 tè bié kè chuàn special guest performer (in a show) / special guest appearance (in film credits) 座上宾 座上賓 zuò shàng bīn distinguished guest / honored guest syn 令兄 lìng xiōng Your esteemed older brother (honorific) 令慈 lìng cí Your esteemed mother (honorific) 令亲 令親 lìng qīn Your esteemed parent (honorific) 众人敬仰 眾人敬仰 zhòng rén jìng yǎng universally admired / highly esteemed by everyone 雅教 yǎ jiào (hon.) your distinguished thoughts / Thank you (for your esteemed contribution to our discussion). 雅正 yǎ zhèng correct (literary) / upright / (hon.) Please point out my shortcomings. / I await your esteemed corrections. syn 宗匠 zōng jiàng person with remarkable academic or artistic attainments / master craftsman / highly esteemed person syn 家公 jiā gōng head of a family / (polite) my father / (polite) my grandfather / your esteemed father 贲临 賁臨 bì lín (of a distinguished guest) honor my house (firm etc) with your presence syn 不速 bù sù uninvited (guest) / unexpected (appearance) / unwanted presence 不速而至 bù sù ér zhì to arrive without invitation / unexpected guest / unwanted presence 官客 guān kè male guest at party 客室 kè shì guest room 敬烟 敬煙 jìng yān to offer a cigarette (to a guest) 逆旅 nì lǚ guest-house / inn 飨客 饗客 xiǎng kè to entertain a guest syn 客籍工人 kè jí gōng rén guest worker 住客 zhù kè hotel guest / tenant 联合国招待所 United Nations guest house 和平宾馆 和平賓館 Peace Guest House 外来工人 外來工人 wài lái gōng rén guest worker 奥客 奧客 ào kè (Tw) (coll.) troublesome customer / obnoxious guest (from Taiwanese 漚客, Tai-lo pr. [àu-kheh]) 贺客 賀客 hè kè guest (to a wedding etc) 宴客 yàn kè to host a banquet / guest at a banquet 作陪 zuò péi to attend (a banquet etc) to keep a chief guest company syn 女宾 女賓 nǚ bīn female guest / female visitor 男宾 男賓 nán bīn male guest / male visitor syn 