a feast set up as a trap; banquet with hidden malice
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesnoun
a feast or banquet intended to harm the guest; a trap set up under the guise of hospitality
neutralThis term originates from a famous historical event in 206 BC where Xiang Yu plotted to assassinate his rival Liu Bang at a banquet in Hongmen. It is now a metaphor for any situation of pretended friendship that conceals a trap or malicious intent.
Nà那
chǎng场
tán谈
pàn判
jiǎn简
zhí直
shì是
yī一
chǎng场
Hóng鸿
mén门
yàn宴
。
That negotiation was practically a banquet set up as a trap.
Tā他
míng明
zhī知
shì是
Hóng鸿
mén门
yàn宴
，
dàn但
hái还
shì是
dān单
dāo刀
fù赴
huì会
。
He knew it was a trap, but he still went to the meeting alone.
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Zhè这
cì次
hé合
zuò作
yāo邀
qǐng请
，
kǒng恐
pà怕
shì是
duì对
fāng方
bǎi摆
xià下
de的
Hóng鸿
mén门
yàn宴
。
This invitation to cooperate is probably a trap set by the other side.
Zài在
shāng商
yè业
jìng竞
zhēng争
zhōng中
，
yào要
jǐng警
tì惕
nà那
xiē些
kàn看
sì似
yǒu友
hǎo好
de的
Hóng鸿
mén门
yàn宴
。
In business competition, one must be wary of those seemingly friendly banquets that are actually traps.