鸿门宴 hóng mén yàn

(fig.) banquet set up with the aim of murdering a guest

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 68847th word

Definitions

  1. 1. (fig.) banquet set up with the aim of murdering a guest
  2. 2. Feast at Hongmen
  3. 3. refers to a famous episode in 206 BC when future Han emperor Liu Bang 刘邦liú bāng escaped attempted murder by his rival Xiang Yu 项羽xiàng yǔ

Characters

Character Meaning
鸿 hóng
great; large; eastern bean goose
门 mén HSK 2
door; gate; doorway
宴 yàn HSK 5
feast; repose; variant of 宴yàn