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From: MDBG CC-CEDICT Chinese-English Dictionary 漢英字典

 項莊舞劍，意在沛公 [ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄓㄨㄤ ㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ , ㄧˋ ㄗㄞˋ ㄆㄟˋ ㄍㄨㄥ; xiang4 zhuang1 wu3 jian4 , yi4 zai4 pei4 gong1]
 lit. Xiangzhuang performs the sword dance, but his mind is set on Liu Bang 劉邦 (idiom); refers to 206 BC plot to murder Liu Bang 劉邦, Duke of Pei 沛公 and future Han emperor, during a sword dance at Feast at Hongmen 鴻門宴[ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄇㄣˊ ㄧㄢˋ; hong2 men2 yan4]
 an elaborate deception to hide malicious intent
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