项庄舞剑
xiàng​zhuāng​wǔ​jiàn

to have an ulterior motive

  • created reference approved 项庄舞剑/項莊舞劍 → 项庄舞剑，意在沛公/項莊舞劍，意在沛公 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    项庄舞剑 / 項莊舞劍 xiàng​zhuāng​wǔ​jiàn

    项庄舞剑，意在沛公 / 項莊舞劍，意在沛公 xiàng​zhuāng​wǔ​jiàn​yì​zài​pèi​gōng

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  • created sense approved 项庄舞剑/項莊舞劍 · xiàng​zhuāng​wǔ​jiàn · to have an ulterior motive — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    项庄舞剑 / 項莊舞劍

    xiàng​zhuāng​wǔ​jiàn

    to have an ulterior motive

    (idiom) an elaborate deception hiding malicious intent; literally means "Xiang Zhuang performs a sword dance," referring to a historical plot to assassinate [[刘邦|劉邦|liu2 bang1]] during the [[鸿门宴|鴻門宴|hong2 men2 yan4]] feast

    项庄 (literal) → 项庄/項莊 · xiàng​zhuāng · Xiang Zhuang 舞剑 (literal) → 舞剑/舞劍 · wǔ​jiàn · to perform a sword dance

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