接风 To receive the wind. To give a banquet for someone who has arrived from far away. In Dream of the Red Chamber, a host “had wine set out to receive the wind.”
做东 To be the east. To host a meal and pay for it. The host is also called 东道主, “host on the eastern road,” a phrase from the Zuo Zhuan.
回请 To invite back. To host someone in return after being their guest.
赏光 To grant light. A polite formula asking someone to honor an invitation.
千里送鹅毛 To send a goose feather a thousand li. A small gift that carries deep feeling. Ouyang Xiu wrote: “A goose feather sent a thousand li is valued for the person who sent it.”