嘉宾 嘉賓 jiā bīn esteemed guest / honored guest / guest (on a show) syn 阿法尔 阿法爾 ā fǎ ěr Afar region of northeast Ethiopia / Afar people 贵宾 貴賓 guì bīn honored guest / distinguished guest / VIP syn 留客 liú kè to ask a guest to stay / to detain a guest 内宾 內賓 nèi bīn guest from the same country / internal or domestic visitor (as opposed to international guest 外賓|外宾) 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 来函 來函 lái hán incoming letter / letter from afar / same as 來信|来信[lai2 xin4] syn 远望 遠望 yuǎn wàng to gaze afar / to look into the distance syn 遐思 xiá sī to fancy from afar / reverie / wild and fanciful thoughts syn 千里寄鹅毛 千里寄鵝毛 qiān lǐ jì é máo goose feather sent from afar (idiom) / a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it / also written 千里送鵝毛|千里送鹅毛 千里送鹅毛 千里送鵝毛 qiān lǐ sòng é máo goose feather sent from afar (idiom) / a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it 千里鹅毛 千里鵝毛 qiān lǐ é máo goose feather sent from afar (idiom) / a trifling gift with a weighty thought behind it / also written 千里送鵝毛|千里送鹅毛[qian1 li3 song4 e2 mao2] syn 远亲不如近邻 遠親不如近鄰 yuǎn qīn bù rú jìn lín A relative afar is less use than a close neighbor (idiom). Take whatever help is on hand, even from strangers. 千里送鹅毛，礼轻人意重 千里送鵝毛，禮輕人意重 qiān lǐ sòng é máo , lǐ qīng rén yì zhòng goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom) / It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it. 千里送鹅毛，礼轻情意重 千里送鵝毛，禮輕情意重 qiān lǐ sòng é máo , lǐ qīng qíng yì zhòng goose feather sent from afar, a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it (idiom) / It's not the gift that counts, but the thought behind it. 礼轻人意重，千里送鹅毛 禮輕人意重，千里送鵝毛 lǐ qīng rén yì zhòng , qiān lǐ sòng é máo goose feather sent from afar, a slight present but weighty meaning (idiom) / It's not the present the counts, it's the thought behind it. 礼轻情意重 禮輕情意重 lǐ qīng qíng yì zhòng goose feather sent from afar, a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it (idiom) / It's not the gift that counts, but the thought behind it. 临眺 臨眺 lín tiào to observe from afar / to look into the distance from a high place 远方来鸿 遠方來鴻 yuǎn fāng lái hóng letter from afar (literary) 阿法尔沙漠 阿法爾沙漠 ā fǎ ěr shā mò Afar Desert, Southern Ethiopia 阿法尔解放阵线 阿法爾解放陣線 Afar Liberation Front 远来的和尚会念经 遠來的和尚會念經 yuǎn lái de hé shang huì niàn jīng the monk coming from afar is good at reading scriptures (idiom) / foreign talent is valued higher than local talent 遥祝 遙祝 yáo zhù to send good wishes from afar 游客 遊客 yóu kè traveler / tourist / (online gaming) guest player syn 客人 kè rén visitor / guest / customer / client / CL:位[wei4] syn 过客 過客 guò kè passing traveler / transient guest / sojourner 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) 客栈 客棧 kè zhàn tavern / guest house / inn / hotel syn 做客 zuò kè to be a guest or visitor syn 来宾 來賓 lái bīn guest / visitor syn 作客 zuò kè to live somewhere as a visitor / to stay with sb as a guest / to sojourn syn 报告会 報告會 bào gào huì public lecture (with guest speakers etc) 来客 來客 lái kè guest syn 目送 mù sòng to follow with one's eyes (a departing guest etc) 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 迎宾 迎賓 yíng bīn to welcome a guest / to entertain a customer (of prostitute) syn 不速之客 bù sù zhī kè (idiom) uninvited or unexpected guest 客官 kè guān (polite appellation for a guest at a hotel etc) syn 外宾 外賓 wài bīn foreign guest / international visitor 见外 見外 jiàn wài to treat sb with the formal courtesy accorded to a host or a guest syn 宾主 賓主 bīn zhǔ guest and host syn 留宿 liú sù to put up a guest / to stay overnight syn 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 留步 liú bù (said by departing guest) no need to see me out 座席 zuò xí seat (at banquet) / by ext. guest of honor 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 客居 kè jū to live in a foreign place / to live somewhere as a guest syn 东 東 dōng east / host (i.e. sitting on east side of guest) / landlord 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 座上客 zuò shàng kè guest of honor syn 主宾 主賓 zhǔ bīn guest of honor / host and guests 吃请 吃請 chī qǐng to be a guest at a dinner party / to be wined and dined (as a bribe) syn 客 kè customer / visitor / guest / classifier for servings or portions (when ordering food) syn 宾 賓 bīn visitor / guest / object (in grammar) syn 酢 zuò toast to host by guest syn 迓 yà to receive (as a guest) syn 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 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 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 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 客座教授 kè zuò jiào shòu visiting professor / guest professor 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 