项庄舞剑 Xiàng Zhuāngwǔjiàn historical allusion Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 项庄舞剑,意在沛公 Xiàng Zhuāngwǔjiàn, yìzài Pèigōng historical allusion The historical 206 BC assassination plot against Liu Bang (the Duke of Pei) by Xiang Zhuang during a sword dance at the Hongmen Banquet.