鴻ㄏㄨㄥˊ門ㄇㄣˊ宴ㄧㄢˋhóngményàn

简鸿门宴

  1. 《史記‧卷七‧項羽本紀》記載：（206B.C.）​劉邦攻占咸陽，後來項羽率大軍攻入，在鴻門設宴「招待」劉邦。酒宴上項莊舞劍，意在刺殺劉邦。後用「鴻門宴」借喻隱藏殺機、要害來客的計謀。

英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[Liu2 Bang1] escaped attempted murder by his rival Xiang Yu 項羽[Xiang4 Yu3]