鴻門玉斗
Reading: こうもんのぎょくと
Meaning: the jade ladle of Hongmen
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Example Sentence
The story of the jade ladle of Hongmen is well known in history.
Usage Notes
A four-character idiom referring to the jade ladle that Liu Bang gave to Fan Zeng at the Hongmen Feast. Often used metaphorically to describe a valuable gift given in a tense political situation.
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