项庄舞剑，意在沛公

XiàngZhuāngwǔjiàn,yìzàiPèigōng

lit. Xiang Zhuang performs the sword dance, but his mind is set on Liu Bang 刘邦 (Liú Bāng) (idiom); refers to 206 BC plot to murder Liu Bang, aka Duke of Pei 沛公 (Pèi gōng) and the future Han emperor, during a sword dance at the Hongmen feast 鸿门宴 (Hóng mén yàn); an elaborate deception to hide malicious intent

Traditional 項莊舞劍，意在沛公

Meaning

XiàngZhuāngwǔjiàn,yìzàiPèigōngxiang4 zhuang1 wu3 jian4 , yi4 zai4 pei4 gong1
  1. lit. Xiang Zhuang performs the sword dance, but his mind is set on Liu Bang 刘邦 Liú Bāng (idiom); refers to 206 BC plot to murder Liu Bang, aka Duke of Pei 沛公 Pèi gōng and the future Han emperor, during a sword dance at the Hongmen feast 鸿门宴 Hóng mén yàn
  2. an elaborate deception to hide malicious intent

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