| 流水席 |
liú shuǐ xí |
banquet where guests arrive at various times and are served with food as they arrive |
| 流 |
liú |
to flow / to disseminate / to circulate or spread / to move or drift / to degenerate / to banish or send into exile / stream of water or sth resembling one / class, rate or grade |
| 流水 |
liú shuǐ |
running water / (business) turnover |
| 水 |
Shuǐ |
surname Shui |
| 水 |
shuǐ |
water / (after a name) ... River / to swim (used mostly in 会水 and 水性) / (coll.) lacking in substance; shoddy / (bound form) additional cost; extra income / classifier for washings of a garment |
| 席 |
Xí |
surname Xi |
| 席 |
xí |
woven mat / seat / banquet / place in a democratic assembly / classifier for banquets, conversations etc |
| 席 |
xí |
variant of 席 / woven mat |