鸿门宴

Hóngményàn

Hongmen feast; (fig.) banquet set up with the aim of murdering a guest

Traditional 鴻門宴

Meaning

Hóngményànhong2 men2 yan4
  1. Hongmen feast
  2. (fig.) banquet set up with the aim of murdering a guest
  3. refers to a famous episode in 206 BC when future Han emperor Liu Bang 刘邦 Liú Bāng escaped attempted murder by his rival Xiang Yu 项羽 Xiàng Yǔ

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