「鴻門宴」
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Pronunciation: | hung4 mun4 jin3 |
Individual Character Meaning: |
鴻 great; grand; Hung; big Anser 門 door; opening; school of thought; branch of study; methods, ways; gate; entrance 宴 banquet; party |
Part of Speech: | noun |
Explanation: |
an invitation from somebody with malicious intentions; "鴻門宴" refers to a famous event in Chinese history that took place after the fall of the Qin Dynasty. A banquet was hosted by Xiang Yu, a prominent military leader and political figure, but was actually a ruse to assassinate his rival Liu Bang, who would later become the founder of the Han Dynasty. The term has since become a Chinese idiom or metaphor for a treacherous situation where one is invited to an event with hostile intentions hidden behind a facade of cordiality
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See also: | 三顧草廬 化干戈為玉帛 君子之交淡如水 小不忍則亂大謀 恭敬不如從命 滿漢全席 盛意拳拳 神龍見首不見尾 老眼昏花 鮑參翅肚 (類近詞彙取自ToastyNews數據分析) |
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