还盼言大人届时赏光莅临
“Lord Yan, I hope you will grace us with your presence”
THE DIALOGUE REEL
为此小的这才大操大办 以承徐大人的恩情
“I want to hold an event to honor Lord Xu's favor.”
还盼言大人届时 赏光莅临
“Lord Yan, I hope you will grace us with your presence”
共襄盛举啊
“and join this grand event.”
“Please come to our event; your presence will show everyone that you support us.”
In traditional Chinese society, inviting a social or political superior requires extreme linguistic self-humbling and elevated honorifics to confer maximal social face ('mianzi').
LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES
to honor with one's presence
A highly formal, classical polite formula used when inviting distinguished guests or superiors.
to visit or attend in an official or honored capacity
A sophisticated formal verb reserved for describing VIPs, leaders, or esteemed guests arriving at an occasion.
