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- 折冲樽俎
- [zhéchōnɡzūnzǔ]
- To defeat the enemy at a banquet instead of with force. (折冲: to defeat the chariots of the enemy, used to mean to defeat the enemy; 樽俎: a vessel used to hold wine or food in ancient times, used to refer to a banquet); broadly to hold diplomatic negotiations.
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- From classical mythology: Damocles, courtier of Dionysius I of Syracuse, who flatteringly spoke of how fortunate a king was, was invited by the sovereign to sit in his throne at a banquet with a sword suspended by a single piece of horsehair above his head, whereby demonstrating the precariousness of a king's fortune. Hence the expression "the sword of Damocles" to mean an ever-present peril.
- 投壶
- [tóuhú]
- An ancient banquet game where the host and guests threw chips into a pot, with the result being determined by the number of chips thrown in, the loser being required to drink as punishment.
- take one's seat (at a banquet, etc.); be seated at the table
- The banquet dinner held to celebrate a marriage.
- 台盘
- [táipán]
- 夜宴
- [Yè yàn]
- The Banquet
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