- 中文拼音
- Xiang4 Zhuang1 wu3 jian4 , yi4 zai4 Pei4 Gong1
- 中文繁体
- 項莊舞劍，意在沛公
- 英文翻译
- lit. Xiangzhuang performs the sword dance, but his mind is set on Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦 (idiom); refers to 206 BC plot to murder Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦, Duke of Pei 沛公 and future Han emperor, during a sword dance at Feast at Hongmen 鴻門宴|鸿门宴[Hong2 men2 Yan4]/an elaborate deception to hide malicious intent