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項莊舞劍，意在沛公
lit. 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] / an elaborate deception to hide malicious intent
Characters and words in 項莊舞劍，意在沛公
back of neck / item / thing / term (in a mathematical formula) / sum (of money) / classifier for principles, items, clauses, tasks, research projects etc
lit. Xiang Zhuang performs the sword dance, but his mind is set on Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] (idiom, refers to plot to kill Liu Bang during the Hongmen feast 鴻門宴|鸿门宴[Hong2 men2 yan4] in 206 BC) / fig. an elaborate deception hiding malicious intent
farmstead / village / manor / place of business / banker (in a gambling game) / grave or solemn / holdings of a landlord (in imperial China)
to dance / to wield / to brandish
double-edged sword / CL:口[kou3],把[ba3] / classifier for blows of a sword
Italy / Italian / abbr. for 意大利[Yi4 da4 li4]
idea / meaning / thought / to think / wish / desire / intention / to expect / to anticipate
Italy; Italian (abbr. for 意大利[Yi4 da4 li4])
to exist; to be alive / (of sb or sth) to be (located) at / (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
copious / abundant
public / collectively owned / common / international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar) / make public / fair / just / Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4] / honorable (gentlemen) / father-in-law / male (animal)
Words with 項莊舞劍，意在沛公
項莊舞劍，意在沛公
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Sentences with 項莊舞劍，意在沛公
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