項莊舞劍，意在沛公

Chinese

		Xiang Zhuang	to dance; to wield; to brandish	(double-edged) sword		idea; meaning; wish idea; meaning; wish; desire; (abbr.) Italy	(located) at; in; exist (located) at; in; exist; (before verbs) immediately involved in; right in the middle of doing	Duke of [[w:Pei Commandery; Liu Bang
trad. (項莊舞劍，意在沛公)		項莊	舞	劍	，	意	在	沛公
simp. (项庄舞剑，意在沛公)		项庄	舞	剑	，	意	在	沛公

Etymology

From the Records of the Grand Historian. In 206 BC, late Qin dynasty warlord Xiang Yu invited his rival Liu Bang to a feast at Hongmen. During this feast, Xiang Yu's cousin, Xiang Zhuang, tried to assassinate Liu Bang (also known as the Duke of Pei) by pretending to offer to perform a sword dance.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Xiàngzhuāngwǔjiàn, yìzàipèigōng

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄓㄨㄤㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ, ㄧˋ ㄗㄞˋ ㄆㄟˋ ㄍㄨㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hong⁶ zong¹ mou⁵ gim³, ji³ zoi⁶ pui³ gung¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Xiàngzhuāngwǔjiàn, yìzàipèigōng
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄓㄨㄤㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ, ㄧˋ ㄗㄞˋ ㄆㄟˋ ㄍㄨㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Siàngjhuangwǔjiàn, yìzàipèigong
  - Wade–Giles: Hsiang⁴-chuang¹-wu³-chien⁴- i⁴-tsai⁴-pʻei⁴-kung¹
  - Yale: Syàng-jwāng-wǔ-jyàn-, yì-dzài-pèi-gūng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shianqjuangwuujiann, yihtzaypeygong
  - Palladius: Сянчжуанъуцзянь, ицзайпэйгун (Sjančžuanʺuczjanʹ, iczajpɛjgun)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕjɑŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂwɑŋ⁵⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕjɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pʰeɪ̯⁵¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hong⁶ zong¹ mou⁵ gim³, ji³ zoi⁶ pui³ gung¹
  - Yale: hohng jōng móuh gim, yi joih pui gūng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hong⁶ dzong¹ mou⁵ gim³, ji³ dzoi⁶ pui³ gung¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: hong⁶ zong¹ mou⁵ gim³, yi³ zoi⁶ pui³ gung¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːŋ²² t͡sɔːŋ⁵⁵ mou̯¹³ kiːm³³ jiː³³ t͡sɔːi̯²² pʰuːi̯³³ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

Idiom

項莊舞劍，意在沛公

to have other disguised intentions

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