hong6 zong1 mou5 gim3 ，ji3 zoi6 pui3 gung1項莊舞劍，意在沛公项庄舞剑，意在沛公
Jyutpinghong6 zong1 mou5 gim3 ，ji3 zoi6 pui3 gung1
Yalehongh jōng móuh gim ，ji joih pui gūng

Definition

lit. Xiang Zhuang performs the sword dance, but his mind is set on Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] (idiom); refers to 206 BC plot to murder Liu Bang, aka Duke of Pei 沛公[Pei4 gong1] and the future Han emperor, during a sword dance at the Hongmen feast 鴻門宴|鸿门宴[Hong2 men2 yan4]

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