鴻門宴

Chinese

Etymology

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

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

Mandarin
(Pinyin): hóngményàn

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄇㄣˊ ㄧㄢˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: hóngményàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄇㄣˊ ㄧㄢˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: horngmenyann
  - IPA ^(key): /xʊŋ³⁵ mən³⁵ i̯ɛn⁵¹/

Noun

鴻門宴

a social gathering (e.g. party, meeting) with conspiracy against its guest; a malicious invitation; a 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 wèirén 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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