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鸿门宴

Hóng mén yàn

3-character word Traditional 鴻門宴

What 鸿门宴 means

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 {刘邦|Liú Bāng} escaped attempted murder by his rival Xiang Yu {项羽|Xiàng Yǔ}

The characters in 鸿门宴

• 鸿hóngeastern bean goose; great; large
• 门méngate; door; doorway; gateway; opening; valve; switch…
• 宴yàn(bound form) to entertain at a banquet; (bound form) banquet; feast; (literary) peaceful…