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Home / Idiom / 项庄舞剑,意在沛公

lit. Xiang Zhuang performs the sword dance, but his mind is set on Liu Bang (idiom); refers to 206 BC plot to murder Liu Bang, aka Duke of Pei 沛公 and the future Han emperor, during a sword dance at the Hongmen feast · an elaborate deception to hide malicious intent

xiàng zhuāng wǔ jiàn,yì zài pèi gōng
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