項莊舞劍,意在沛公
Appearance
Chinese
[edit]Xiang Zhuang | to dance; to wield; to brandish | (double-edged) sword | idea; meaning; wish idea; meaning; wish; desire; Italy (abbrev.) |
(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 | |||
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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
[edit]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 (鴻門宴 / 鸿门宴 (hóngményàn)). 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
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄓㄨㄤ ㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ , ㄧˋ ㄗㄞˋ ㄆㄟˋ ㄍㄨㄥ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Siàng Jhuang wǔ jiàn, yì zài Pèigong
- Wade–Giles: Hsiang4 Chuang1 wu3 chien4, i4 tsai4 Pʻei4-kung1
- Yale: Syàng Jwāng wǔ jyàn-, yì dzài Pèi-gūng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shianq Juang wuu jiann, yih tzay Peygong
- Palladius: Сян Чжуан у цзянь, и цзай Пэйгун (Sjan Čžuan u czjanʹ, i czaj Pɛjgun)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pʰeɪ̯⁵¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- 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/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
[edit]項莊舞劍,意在沛公
- to have other disguised intentions
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