Simplified display
鸿门宴
hóng mén yàn
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Definitions
- 1. Hongmen feast
- 2. (fig.) banquet set up with the aim of murdering a guest
- 3. refers to a famous episode in 206 BC when future Han emperor Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[liú bāng] escaped attempted murder by his rival Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[xiàng yǔ]