hóng​mén​yàn

Feast at Hongmen

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Hóng​mén​Yàn

Feast at Hongmen; (fig.) banquet set up with the aim of murdering a guest; 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]

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