鸿门宴
Traditional: 鴻門宴Dictionary entry
Hongmen feast
What does 鸿门宴 mean?
鸿门宴 (Hóng mén yàn) has the following dictionary meaning.
1Hongmen feast
2(fig.) banquet set up with the aim of murdering a guest
3refers to a famous episode in 206 BC when future Han emperor Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] escaped attempted murder by his rival Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiang4 Yu3]
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