项庄舞剑，志在沛公

Traditional: 項莊舞劍，志在沛公

Xiàng Zhuāng wǔ jiàn , zhì zài Pèi gōng

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see 項莊舞劍，意在沛公|项庄舞剑，意在沛公[Xiang4 Zhuang1 wu3 jian4 , yi4 zai4 Pei4 gong1]

What does 项庄舞剑，志在沛公 mean?

项庄舞剑，志在沛公 (Xiàng Zhuāng wǔ jiàn , zhì zài Pèi gōng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1see 項莊舞劍，意在沛公|项庄舞剑，意在沛公[Xiang4 Zhuang1 wu3 jian4 , yi4 zai4 Pei4 gong1]

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项Xiàngsurname Xiang 庄zhuāngvariant of 莊|庄[zhuang1]舞wǔto dance · to wield 剑jiàndouble-edged sword · CL:口[kou3],把[ba3]志zhìaspiration · ambition 在zàito exist; to be alive · (of sb or sth) to be (located) at 沛pèicopious · abundant 公gōngpublic · collectively owned

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项庄舞剑，志在沛公

Xiàng Zhuāng wǔ jiàn , zhì zài Pèi gōng

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