鸿门宴
Word
Hongmen feast
- Traditional
- 鴻門宴
hóng mén yàn
hong2men2yan4Meaning
- Hongmen feast CC-CEDICT
- (fig.) banquet set up with the aim of murdering a guest CC-CEDICT
- 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) CC-CEDICT