酒宴(しゅえん)

しゅえん
noun
drinking party; banquet
formalliteraryleisure
1. drinking party; banquet; feast
A formal gathering centered around drinking alcohol. More literary and formal than 飲み会, often used for traditional or historical banquets.
酒宴(しゅえん)を催(もよお)す。
Hold a banquet.
結婚(けっこん)を祝(いわ)って酒宴(しゅえん)が開(ひら)かれた。
A banquet was held to celebrate the marriage.
夜遅(よるおそ)くまで酒宴(しゅえん)が続(つづ)き、翌朝(よくあさ)は皆(みな)二日酔(ふつかよ)いだった。
The banquet went on until late at night, and the next morning everyone had a hangover.

A formal and somewhat literary word. In everyday conversation, 飲(の)み会(かい) (drinking party) or 宴会(えんかい) (banquet) are more common.

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Synonym: 宴会(えんかい) (banquet (neutral))
Compare: 飲(の)み会(かい) (casual drinking party)
Compare: 宴席(えんせき) (banquet)
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