治酒容易请客难治酒容易請客難治酒容易請客難

preparing a feast is easy; getting guests to come is hard

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Laying on a banquet is simple, but persuading an important or respected person to attend is hard.

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Simplified: 治酒容易请客难
Traditional (Taiwan): 治酒容易請客難
Pinyin: zhì jiǔ róngyì qǐngkè nán
Bopomofo: ㄓˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄧˋ ㄑㄧㄥˇ ㄎㄜˋ ㄋㄢˊ

Written with HSK 5 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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