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项庄舞剑

Xiàng Zhuāng wǔ jiàn

4-character word Traditional 項莊舞劍

What 项庄舞剑 means

1. lit. Xiang Zhuang performs the sword dance, but his mind is set on Liu Bang {刘邦|Liú Bāng} (idiom, refers to plot to kill Liu Bang during the Hongmen feast {鸿门宴|Hóng mén yàn} in 206 BC)
2. fig. an elaborate deception hiding malicious intent

The characters in 项庄舞剑

• 项xiàngback of neck; item; thing
• 庄zhuāngfarmstead; village; manor
• 舞wǔto dance; to wield; to brandish
• 剑jiàndouble-edged sword; classifier for blows of a sword

Words starting with 项庄舞剑

• 项庄舞剑，意在沛公Xiàng Zhuāng wǔ jiàn , yì zài Pèi gōnglit. Xiang Zhuang performs the sword dance, but his mind is set on Liu Bang 刘邦…
• 项庄舞剑，志在沛公Xiàng Zhuāng wǔ jiàn , zhì zài Pèi gōngsee 項莊舞劍，项庄舞剑，意在沛公