項莊舞劍，意在沛公 [项庄－剑－－－－－]

Jyutping hong6 zong1 mou5 gim3 ， ji3 zoi6 pui3 gung1
Pinyin xiàng zhuāng wǔ jiàn ， yì zài pèi gōng

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to have other disguised intentions

項莊舞劍，意在沛公 [项庄－剑－－－－－]

Jyutping hong6 zong1 mou5 gim3 ji3 zoi6 pui3 gung1
Pinyin xiàng zhuāng wǔ jiàn ， yì zài pèi gōng

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
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項莊舞劍，意在沛公 [项庄－剑－－－－－]

Jyutping hong6 zong1 mou5 gim3 , ji3 zoi6 pui3 gung1
Pinyin xiàng zhuāng wǔ jiàn , yì zài pèi gōng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. 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]
  2. an elaborate deception to hide malicious intent