东家不饮客不餐東家不飲客不餐東家不飲客不餐

if the host doesn't drink, the guest doesn't eat

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Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Etiquette at a banquet: guests wait for the host to raise his cup before they begin to eat.

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Simplified: 东家不饮客不餐
Traditional (Taiwan): 東家不飲客不餐
Pinyin: dōngjiā bù yǐnkè bù cān
Bopomofo: ㄉㄨㄥㄐㄧㄚㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄣˇ ㄎㄜˋ ㄅㄨˋ ㄘㄢ

Written with HSK 1 vocabulary, at CEFR level A1.

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