項莊舞劍，意在沛公
XiàngZhuāngwǔjiàn,yìzàiPèigōng
ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄓㄨㄤ ㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ , ㄧˋ ㄗㄞˋ ㄆㄟˋ ㄍㄨㄥ
Simplified 项庄舞剑，意在沛公
- 1lit. Xiang Zhuang performs the sword dance, but his mind is set on Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] (idiom); refers to 206 BC plot to murder Liu Bang, aka Duke of Pei 沛公[Pei4 gong1] and the future Han emperor, during a sword dance at the Hongmen feast 鴻門宴|鸿门宴[Hong2 men2 yan4]
- 2an elaborate deception to hide malicious intent