鴻門宴

Chinese
feast; repose
trad. (鴻門宴) 鴻門 宴
simp. (鸿门宴) 鸿门 宴

Etymology

In 206 BC, late Qin dynasty warlord Xiang Yu invited his rival Liu Bang to a feast at 鴻門／鸿门 (“Hongmen, a historical place name located in Shaanxi province today”). During this feast, several assassination attempts were made on Liu.

Pronunciation

Noun

鴻門宴

  1. social gathering (e.g. a party or meeting) with conspiracy against its guest; malicious invitation; trap
    他為人狡猾，我看你還是不要去赴那鴻門宴吧！ [MSC, trad.]
    他为人狡猾，我看你还是不要去赴那鸿门宴吧！ [MSC, simp.]
    Tā wéirén jiǎohuá, wǒ kàn nǐ háishì bùyào qù fù nà hóngményàn ba! [Pinyin]
    He is treacherous, so I think you had better not accept his invitation.

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