鸿门宴
hóng​mén​yàn

Hongmen feast

  • created reference approved 鸿门宴/鴻門宴 → 次 (classifier) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    鸿门宴 / 鴻門宴 hóng​mén​yàn

    次 cì

    classifier

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  • created sense approved 鸿门宴/鴻門宴 · hóng​mén​yàn · Hongmen feast — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    鸿门宴 / 鴻門宴

    hóng​mén​yàn

    Hongmen feast

    a banquet set up with the aim of murdering a guest; a trap or a meeting contrived to harm someone. This refers to a famous event in 206 BC where the future Han emperor [[刘邦|劉邦|liu2 bang1]] escaped an assassination attempt by his rival [[项羽|項羽|xiang4 yu3]].

    鸿 (literal) → 鸿/鴻 · hóng · Hong 门 (literal) → 门/門 · mén · door 宴 (literal) → 宴 · yàn · feast

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