作賓

Chinese

to regard as; to take (someone) for; to do
to regard as; to take (someone) for; to do; to make
 
 visitor; guest
trad. (作賓) 作 賓
simp. (作宾) 作 宾

Etymology

From the chapter《微子之命》of the Forged Old Text of the Book of Documents:

作賓于王家，與國咸休，永世無窮。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad.]
作宾于王家，与国咸休，永世无穷。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, simp.]
From: Forged Old Text of the Book of Documents, circa 3rd – 4th century CE
Zuòbīn yú wángjiā, yǔ guó xián xiū, yǒngshì wúqióng. [Pinyin]
Come as a guest, you would be welcome in our [Zhou] dynasty, and share the prosperity of the realm, forever and ever without end.

Pronunciation

Verb

作賓

  1. (archaic) to become a guest (usually in a new dynasty)
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