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盛情难却 (shèng qíng nán què) — it's difficult to turn down such warm hospitality; one cannot refuse such kindness

Definition

A set chengyu used to politely accept an offer — 'such warm kindness that it's hard to refuse.' It praises the giver's hospitality and signals the speaker is yielding to it, not demanding more.

idiom
it's difficult to turn down such warm hospitalityone cannot refuse such kindness

Examples

  • ，盛情难却，。
    Péng you yí dìng yào qǐng wǒ chī fàn, zhēn shì shèng qíng nán què, wǒ jiù qù le.
    My friend insisted on treating me to dinner — it was hard to refuse such kindness, so I went.
  • 盛情难却，。
    shèng qíng nán què, Wǒ zhǐ hǎo shōu xià le zhè fèn lǐ wù.
    It was difficult to turn down such warm hospitality, so I had to accept this gift.
  • ，盛情难却，。
    Zhǔ rén tài rè qíng le, shèng qíng nán què, wǒ duō hē le liǎng bēi.
    The host was so warm that I couldn't refuse and ended up drinking two extra glasses.

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