祝酒词 (zhù jiǔ cí) — toast (the spoken words at a banquet)

Definition

祝酒词 is a 'toast' — the actual spoken words delivered at a banquet, not the act of raising a glass. Counted with 段 (e.g., 一段祝酒词).

noun

toast (the spoken words at a banquet)

Measure word · 段

，祝酒词。
Zài hūn lǐ shàng, xīn láng fā biǎo le gǎn rén de zhù jiǔ cí.
At the wedding, the groom delivered a touching toast.
祝酒词。
Tā de zhù jiǔ cí ràng zài chǎng de suǒ yǒu rén dōu hěn gǎn dòng.
His toast moved everyone present.
，祝酒词。
Yàn huì zhèng shì kāi shǐ qián, zhǔ rén xiān shuō le jǐ jù zhù jiǔ cí.
Before the banquet officially started, the host said a few toasts.

Appears in