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项庄舞剑
項莊舞劍
XiàngZhuāngwǔjiàn
1. lit. Xiang Zhuang performs the sword dance, but his mind is set on Liu Bang [[劉邦|刘邦<LiúBāng>]] (idiom, refers to plot to kill Liu Bang during Feast at Hongmen [[鴻門宴|鸿门宴<HóngménYàn>]] in 206 BC)
2. fig. an elaborate deception hiding malicious intent
Noun

Character Breakdown

项
xiàng
neck, nape; item; a term in an equation
HSK 5 9 丶
庄
zhuāng
village, hamlet; villa, manor
HSK 6 6 丶
舞
wǔ
to dance; to brandish
HSK 2 14 丶
剑
jiàn
sword, dagger, saber
HSK 6 9 丶

Compound Words (2)

项庄舞剑，志在沛公
XiàngZhuāngwǔjiàn,zhìzàiPèigōng
see [[項莊舞劍，意在沛公|项庄舞剑，意在沛公<XiàngZhuāngwǔjiàn]], [[yìzàiPèigōng>]]
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 [[劉邦|刘邦<LiúBāng>]] (idiom); refers to 206 BC plot to murder Liu Bang, aka Duke of Pei [[沛公<Pèigōng>]] and the future Han emperor, during a sword dance at Feast at Hongmen [[鴻門宴|鸿门宴<HóngménYàn>]]

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