Read Edit View history 项庄舞剑 xiàngzhuāngwǔjiàn to have an ulterior motive Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 项庄舞剑 項莊舞劍 xiàngzhuāngwǔjiàn 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 liúbāng during the 鸿门宴 hóngményàn feast Frequency Written text 0.039 per million Cross-References See 项庄舞剑，意在沛公 xiàngzhuāngwǔjiànyìzàipèigōng Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
项庄舞剑 項莊舞劍 xiàngzhuāngwǔjiàn 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 liúbāng during the 鸿门宴 hóngményàn feast Frequency Written text 0.039 per million Cross-References See 项庄舞剑，意在沛公 xiàngzhuāngwǔjiànyìzàipèigōng Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)