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项庄舞剑，意在沛公

/ xiàng zhuāngwǔjiàn, yì zài pèi gōng /

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lit. Xiang Zhuang performs the sword dance, but his mind is set on Liu Bang 刘邦[liú bāng] (idiom); refers to 206 BC plot to murder Liu Bang, aka Duke of Pei 沛公[pèi gōng] and the future Han emperor, during a sword dance at Feast at Hongmen 鸿门宴[hóng mén yàn]/an elaborate deception to hide malicious intent

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perform the sword dance while thinking of making an attempt on sb's life―act with a covert wicked motive