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项庄舞剑 (項莊舞劍)

Xiàng Zhuāng wǔ jiàn

Definition

  1. (lit.) Xiang Zhuang performs the sword dance, but his mind is set on Liu Bang 刘邦 (idiom, refers to plot to kill Liu Bang during Feast at Hongmen 鸿门宴 in 206 BC)
  2. (fig.) an elaborate deception hiding malicious intent

Character Decomposition

项
=
工
+
页
庄
=
广
+
土
舞
=
？
+
舛
剑
=
佥
+
刂

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