酒席好摆客难请 酒席好擺客難請 酒席好擺客難請

a banquet is easy to lay out, guests are hard to invite

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

Meaning
Preparing the feast is the easy part; getting the right people to come is harder. Said when hosting or organising an event.
Simplified
酒席好摆客难请
Traditional (Taiwan)
酒席好擺客難請
Pinyin
jiǔxí hǎo bǎi kè nán qǐng
Bopomofo
ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄒㄧˊ ㄏㄠˇ ㄅㄞˇ ㄎㄜˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄑㄧㄥˇ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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