鴻門宴 [ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄇㄣˊ ㄧㄢˋ; hong2 men2 yan4] Feast at Hongmen fig. banquet set up with the aim of murdering a guest refers to a famous episode in 206 BC when future Han emperor Liu Bang 劉邦 escaped attempted murder by his rival Xiangyu 項羽 ◄ ►