Hóng
鸿
mén
yàn

idiom
common

Meaning of 鸿门宴

鸿门宴 means a feast or banquet intended to harm the guest; a trap set up under the guise of hospitality. Pronounced Hóng mén yàn.

  • a feast or banquet intended to harm the guest; a trap set up under the guise of hospitality

Definitions & Examples

chǎng
tán
pàn
jiǎn
zhí
shì
chǎng
Hóng鸿
mén
yàn
 

That negotiation was practically a banquet set up as a trap.

míng
zhī
shì
Hóng鸿
mén
yàn
 
dàn
hái
shì
dān
dāo
huì
 

He knew it was a trap, but he still went to the meeting alone.

Zhè
zuò
yāo
qǐng
 
kǒng
shì
duì
fāng
bǎi
xià
de
Hóng鸿
mén
yàn
 

This invitation to cooperate is probably a trap set by the other side.

Zài
shāng
jìng
zhēng
zhōng
 
yào
jǐng
xiē
kàn
yǒu
hǎo
de
Hóng鸿
mén
yàn
 

In business competition, one must be wary of those seemingly friendly banquets that are actually traps.