鸿门宴

Hóng mén yàn name 鴻門宴

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 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] escaped attempted murder by his rival Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiang4 Yu3]