鸿门宴 鴻門宴
鸿门宴 鴻門宴 Hóng mén yàn ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄇㄣˊ ㄧㄢˋ hung4 mun4 jin3
- Hongmen feast
- (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 刘邦 劉邦 Liú Bāng ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄅㄤ escaped attempted murder by his rival Xiang Yu 项羽 項羽 Xiàng Yǔ ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄩˇ
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鸿 鴻
- 来鸿 來鴻 lái hóng ㄌㄞˊ ㄏㄨㄥˊ loi4 hung4 incoming letter (literary)
- 崔鸿 崔鴻 Cuī Hóng ㄘㄨㄟ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ceoi1 hung4 Cui Hong, historian at the end of Wei of the Northern Dynasties 北魏
- 波鸿 波鴻 Bō hóng ㄅㄛ ㄏㄨㄥˊ bo1 hung4 Bochum (city in Germany)
- 纳鸿 納鴻 Nà hóng ㄋㄚˋ ㄏㄨㄥˊ naap6 hung4 Nahum
- 飞鸿 飛鴻 fēi hóng ㄈㄟ ㄏㄨㄥˊ fei1 hung4 swan goose
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- 惊鸿 驚鴻 jīng hóng ㄐㄧㄥ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ging1 hung4 graceful (esp. of female posture)
- 鸿图 鴻圖 hóng tú ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄊㄨˊ hung4 tou4 variant of 宏图
- 鸿海 鴻海 Hóng hǎi ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄏㄞˇ hung4 hoi2 Hon Hai Precision Industry Company, Taiwan technology company, aka Foxconn
- 鸿沟 鴻溝 hóng gōu ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄍㄡ hung4 kau1 (fig.) gulf; chasm; wide gap
- 鸿福 鴻福 hóng fú ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄈㄨˊ hung4 fuk1 variant of 洪福
- 鸿蒙 鴻蒙 Hóng méng ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄇㄥˊ hung4 mung4 HarmonyOS (Huawei operating system)
- 鸿蒙 鴻蒙 hóng méng ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄇㄥˊ hung4 mung4 (literary) primordial chaos (the undifferentiated state of the universe before creation)
- 鸿运 鴻運 hóng yùn ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄩㄣˋ hung4 wan6 variant of 红运
- 鸿雁 鴻雁 hóng yàn ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄧㄢˋ hung4 ngaan6 (bird species of China) swan goose (Anser cygnoides)
- 鸿鹄 鴻鵠 hóng hú ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄏㄨˊ hung4 huk6 swan
- 大鸿胪 大鴻臚 dà hóng lú ㄉㄚˋ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄌㄨˊ daai6 hung4 lou4 minister responsible for foreign relations and court protocol in imperial China
- 徐悲鸿 徐悲鴻 Xú Bēi hóng ㄒㄩˊ ㄅㄟ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ceoi4 bei1 hung4 Xu Beihong (1895-1953), famous European-trained painter and influential art teacher
- 李鸿章 李鴻章 Lǐ Hóng zhāng ㄌㄧˇ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄓㄤ lei5 hung4 zoeng1 Li Hung-chang or Li Hongzhang (1823-1901), Qing dynasty general, politician and diplomat
- 辜鸿铭 辜鴻銘 Gū Hóng míng ㄍㄨ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ gu1 hung4 ming4 Ku Hung-ming or Gu Hongming (1857–1928), Malaysian writer known for his English-language works and defense of Qing dynasty monarchy
- 那鸿书 那鴻書 Nà hóng shū ㄋㄚˋ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄕㄨ naa5 hung4 syu1 Book of Nahum
门 門
- 上门 上門 shàng mén ㄕㄤˋ ㄇㄣˊ soeng5 mun2 to drop in
- 串门 串門 chuàn mén ㄔㄨㄢˋ ㄇㄣˊ cyun3 mun4 to call on sb
- 入门 入門 rù mén ㄖㄨˋ ㄇㄣˊ jap6 mun4 entrance door
- 冷门 冷門 lěng mén ㄌㄥˇ ㄇㄣˊ laang5 mun2 a neglected branch (of arts, science, sports etc)
- 出门 出門 chū mén ㄔㄨ ㄇㄣˊ ceot1 mun4 to go out
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- 大门 大門 dà mén ㄉㄚˋ ㄇㄣˊ daai6 mun4 entrance
- 专门 專門 zhuān mén ㄓㄨㄢ ㄇㄣˊ zyun1 mun4 specialized; dedicated (to a particular field or purpose)
- 敲门 敲門 qiāo mén ㄑㄧㄠ ㄇㄣˊ haau1 mun4 to knock on a door
- 热门 熱門 rè mén ㄖㄜˋ ㄇㄣˊ jit6 mun2 popular; hot; in vogue
- 窍门 竅門 qiào mén ㄑㄧㄠˋ ㄇㄣˊ hiu3 mun4 a trick
- 部门 部門 bù mén ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄣˊ bou6 mun4 department
- 门口 門口 mén kǒu ㄇㄣˊ ㄎㄡˇ mun4 hau2 doorway
- 门户 門戶 mén hù ㄇㄣˊ ㄏㄨˋ mun4 wu6 door
- 门槛 門檻 mén kǎn ㄇㄣˊ ㄎㄢˇ mun4 laam6 doorstep
- 门票 門票 mén piào ㄇㄣˊ ㄆㄧㄠˋ mun4 piu3 ticket (for theater, cinema etc)
- 门诊 門診 mén zhěn ㄇㄣˊ ㄓㄣˇ mun4 can2 outpatient service
- 门路 門路 mén lù ㄇㄣˊ ㄌㄨˋ mun4 lou6 way of doing sth
- 门铃 門鈴 mén líng ㄇㄣˊ ㄌㄧㄥˊ mun4 ling4 doorbell
- 阀门 閥門 fá mén ㄈㄚˊ ㄇㄣˊ fat6 mun4 valve (mechanical)
- 爆冷门 爆冷門 bào lěng mén ㄅㄠˋ ㄌㄥˇ ㄇㄣˊ baau3 laang5 mun2 an upset (esp. in sports)
宴
- 宴会 宴會 yàn huì ㄧㄢˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋ jin3 wui6 banquet
- 便宴 biàn yàn ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄧㄢˋ bin6 jin3 informal banquet; dinner party
- 公宴 gōng yàn ㄍㄨㄥ ㄧㄢˋ gung1 jin3 banquet hosted by an organization to honor a distinguished figure
- 午宴 wǔ yàn ㄨˇ ㄧㄢˋ ng5 jin3 lunch banquet
- 卡宴 Kǎ yàn ㄎㄚˇ ㄧㄢˋ kaa1 jin3 Cayenne, capital of French Guiana
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- 喜宴 xǐ yàn ㄒㄧˇ ㄧㄢˋ hei2 jin3 wedding banquet
- 国宴 國宴 guó yàn ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄧㄢˋ gwok3 jin3 state banquet
- 婚宴 hūn yàn ㄏㄨㄣ ㄧㄢˋ fan1 jin3 wedding reception
- 宴客 yàn kè ㄧㄢˋ ㄎㄜˋ jin3 haak3 to host a banquet
- 宴席 yàn xí ㄧㄢˋ ㄒㄧˊ jin3 zik6 banquet; feast
- 宴乐 宴樂 yàn lè ㄧㄢˋ ㄌㄜˋ jin3 lok6 peace and happiness
- 宴请 宴請 yàn qǐng ㄧㄢˋ ㄑㄧㄥˇ jin3 cing2 to entertain (for dinner)
- 宴饮 宴飲 yàn yǐn ㄧㄢˋ ㄧㄣˇ jin3 jam2 to wine and dine
- 宴飨 宴饗 yàn xiǎng ㄧㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄤˇ jin3 hoeng2 to host a banquet
- 家宴 jiā yàn ㄐㄧㄚ ㄧㄢˋ gaa1 jin3 dinner party held in one's home
- 晚宴 wǎn yàn ㄨㄢˇ ㄧㄢˋ maan5 jin3 banquet
- 款宴 kuǎn yàn ㄎㄨㄢˇ ㄧㄢˋ fun2 jin3 to host a banquet
- 欢宴 歡宴 huān yàn ㄏㄨㄢ ㄧㄢˋ fun1 jin3 feast
- 盛宴 shèng yàn ㄕㄥˋ ㄧㄢˋ sing6 jin3 feast
- 筵宴 筵讌 yán yàn ㄧㄢˊ ㄧㄢˋ jin4 jin3 feast
Idioms with these characters
- 哀鸿遍野 哀鴻遍野 āi hóng biàn yě ㄞ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄧㄝˇ oi1 hung4 pin3 je5 lit. plaintive whine of geese (idiom); fig. land swarming with disaster victims
- 鸿毛泰岱 鴻毛泰岱 hóng máo tài dài ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄇㄠˊ ㄊㄞˋ ㄉㄞˋ hung4 mou4 taai3 doi6 light as a goose feather, heavy as Mt Tai (idiom); of no consequence to one person, a matter of life or death to another
- 鸿毛泰山 鴻毛泰山 hóng máo Tài Shān ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄇㄠˊ ㄊㄞˋ ㄕㄢ hung4 mou4 taai3 saan1 lit. light as a goose feather, heavy as Mt Tai (idiom)
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- 来鸿去燕 來鴻去燕 lái hóng qù yàn ㄌㄞˊ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄑㄩˋ ㄧㄢˋ loi4 hung4 heoi3 jin3 lit. the goose comes, the swallow goes (idiom); fig. always on the move
- 轻于鸿毛 輕於鴻毛 qīng yú hóng máo ㄑㄧㄥ ㄩˊ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄇㄠˊ hing1 jyu1 hung4 mou4 light as a goose feather (idiom); trifling
- 雪泥鸿爪 雪泥鴻爪 xuě ní hóng zhǎo ㄒㄩㄝˇ ㄋㄧˊ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄓㄠˇ syut3 nai4 hung4 zaau2 a goose's footprint in the snow
- 班门弄斧 班門弄斧 Bān mén nòng fǔ ㄅㄢ ㄇㄣˊ ㄋㄨㄥˋ ㄈㄨˇ baan1 mun4 lung6 fu2 to display one's slight skill before an expert (idiom)
- 筚门闺窦 篳門閨竇 bì mén guī dòu ㄅㄧˋ ㄇㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄉㄡˋ bat1 mun4 gwai1 dau6 wicker door, hole window (idiom); fig. wretched hovel
- 荜门圭窦 蓽門圭竇 bì mén guī dòu ㄅㄧˋ ㄇㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄟ ㄉㄡˋ bat1 mun4 gwai1 dau6 wicker door, hole window (idiom); fig. wretched hovel
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- 闭门觅句 閉門覓句 bì mén mì jù ㄅㄧˋ ㄇㄣˊ ㄇㄧˋ ㄐㄩˋ bai3 mun4 mik6 geoi3 lit. lock the door and search for the right word (idiom); fig. the serious hard work of writing
- 闭门塞窦 閉門塞竇 bì mén sè dòu ㄅㄧˋ ㄇㄣˊ ㄙㄜˋ ㄉㄡˋ bai3 mun4 sak1 dau6 to close doors and block openings (idiom); mounting a strict defense
- 闭门造车 閉門造車 bì mén zào chē ㄅㄧˋ ㄇㄣˊ ㄗㄠˋ ㄔㄜ bai3 mun4 zou6 ce1 lit. to shut oneself away and build a cart (idiom)
- 宾客盈门 賓客盈門 bīn kè yíng mén ㄅㄧㄣ ㄎㄜˋ ㄧㄥˊ ㄇㄣˊ ban1 haak3 jing4 mun4 guests filled the hall (idiom); a house full of distinguished visitors
- 宾朋盈门 賓朋盈門 bīn péng yíng mén ㄅㄧㄣ ㄆㄥˊ ㄧㄥˊ ㄇㄣˊ ban1 pang4 jing4 mun4 guests filled the hall (idiom); a house full of distinguished visitors
- 柴门小户 柴門小戶 chái mén xiǎo hù ㄔㄞˊ ㄇㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄏㄨˋ caai4 mun4 siu2 wu6 woodcutter's cottage (idiom); poor person's hovel
- 程门立雪 程門立雪 Chéng mén lì xuě ㄔㄥˊ ㄇㄣˊ ㄌㄧˋ ㄒㄩㄝˇ cing4 mun4 laap6 syut3 lit. the snow piles up at Cheng Yi's door (idiom)