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沛公
Pèigōng
1.
Duke of Pei (i.e. [[劉邦|刘邦<LiúBāng>]])
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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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