項莊舞劍

Xiang4 Zhuang1 wu3 jian4

lit. Xiang Zhuang performs the sword dance, but his mind is set on Liu Bang 劉邦, 刘邦, (idiom, refers to plot to kill Liu Bang during Feast at Hongmen 鴻門宴, 鸿门宴, in 206 BC); an elaborate deception hiding malicious intent

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項莊舞劍|项庄舞剑 [Xiàng Zhuāng wǔ jiàn] ► lit. Xiang Zhuang performs the sword dance, but his mind is set on Liu Bang ↑劉邦|↑刘邦 [Liú Bāng] (idiom, refers to plot to kill Liu Bang during Feast at Hongmen ↑鴻門宴|↑鸿门宴 [Hóng mén Yàn] in 206 BC) ► fig. an elaborate deception hiding malicious intent