鸿门宴 in English Hong2 men2 yan4 Meaning

Meanings

  • Hongmen feast
  • (metaphorically) banquet set up with the aim of murdering a guest
  • refers to a famous episode in 206 BC (Before Christ) when future Han emperor Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] escaped attempted murder by his rival Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiang4 Yu3]

Simplified Characters

鸿 门 宴

Traditional Characters

鴻 門 宴

Pinyin

Hong2 men2 yan4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

鸿hong2eastern bean goose 门men2surname Men 宴yan4(bound form) feast