🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

生日派对

Pronunciation / Transliteration: shēngrì pàiduì

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Birthday-bash/ˈbɜːrθ.deɪ ˌbæʃ/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #14500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"这场盛大的生日派对让每个人都玩得很开心。"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A large, lively, and celebratory party held to mark someone's birthday.

    "They threw an unforgettable birthday-bash for her sweet sixteen."
  2. 2

    An extravagant festive event or social gathering celebrating an annual milestone.

    "The company's anniversary was celebrated with a massive annual birthday-bash."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines 'birthday', originating from Old English 'burtid' referring to the anniversary of birth, and 'bash', an informal 19th-century English slang term meaning a heavy blow, which later evolved to denote a boisterous party or celebration. The hyphenated compound gained widespread usage in mid-to-late 20th-century pop culture to describe large, festive gatherings.

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