Hóng mén yàn

Traditional: 鴻門宴

鸿门宴 (Hóng mén yàn) is a Chinese word meaning “Hongmen feast; (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[Liu2 Bang1] escaped attempted murder by his rival Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiang4 Yu3]”.

Meanings

  1. 1Hongmen feast
  2. 2(fig.) banquet set up with the aim of murdering a guest
  3. 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]

Characters in 鸿门宴

鸿hóng · eastern bean goose门mén · gate; door; doorway; gateway; opening (CL:扇[shan4])宴yàn · (bound form) to entertain at a banquet

Related words

门gate; door; doorway; gateway; opening (CL:扇[shan4])门surname Men部门department开门(lit. and fig.) to open a door关门to close a door门口doorway专门specialized; dedicated (to a particular field or purpose)出门to go out阿门(loanword) amen大门entrance大门the Doors, US rock band宴会banquet

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