项庄舞剑
an elaborate deception hiding a malicious intent; acting with a hidden motive to attack
Frequency 1.9
Meanings
- lit. Xiang Zhuang performs the sword dance, but his mind is set on Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] (idiom, refers to plot to kill Liu Bang during the Hongmen feast 鴻門宴|鸿门宴[Hong2men2yan4] in 206 BC)
- fig. an elaborate deception hiding malicious intent