- 鸿门宴
- hóngményànHongmen feast—a meeting contrived as a trap* * *Hong2 men2 yan4Feast at Hongmen, fig. banquet set up with the aim of murdering a guest, refers to a famous episode in 206 BC when future Han emperor Liu Bang 劉邦, 刘邦 escaped attempted murder by his rival Xiangyu 項羽, 项羽* * *鸿门宴hóng mén yàna dinner at Hongmen where treachery (murder of invited guest) was planned* * *
Chinese-English dictionary. Academic. 2013.