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赏光 (shǎng guāng) — (polite expression) to honor someone with one's presence; to graciously attend at someone's invitation

Definition

A formal, host-side idiom meaning "honor us with your presence" — the speaker asks the guest to come. Very polite and written; everyday invitations use 来 / 参加 instead.

idiom
(polite expression) to honor someone with one's presenceto graciously attend at someone's invitation

Examples

  • ，赏光。
    Xià zhōu liù wǒ jiā jǔ bàn wǎn yàn, qǐng nín shǎng guāng.
    Next Saturday we are hosting a dinner at my home; please do us the honor of coming.
  • 赏光，。
    Rú guǒ nín néng shǎng guāng, wǒ men jiāng bú shèng gǎn jī.
    If you could honor us with your presence, we would be extremely grateful.
  • ，赏光。
    Zhè me zhòng yào de chǎng hé, xī wàng nín yí dìng shǎng guāng.
    On such an important occasion, we truly hope you can come.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

赏shǎngbestow
光guānglight

赏 means to bestow and 光 means light or honor, so it asks someone to graciously confer honor.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 賞; 赏 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
貝貝bèicowry
Sound part声符shēngfú
商
商shāng賞shǎng
Same sound today

The traditional form 賞 pairs 商 for sound with 貝, a cowry shell; the simplified 赏 is a shorthand.

Open 赏 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • 火火huǒfire
  • 卩卩jiékneeling person

The shape 光 places 火 (fire) above 卩 (a kneeling person), showing fire over the head and the shining of light.

Open 光 →
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Greetings & Politeness

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