项庄舞剑
拼音 xiàng zhuāng wǔ jiàn
成语
释义
比喻说话和行动的真实意图别有所指。同项庄舞剑，意在沛公
英文释义
lit. Xiang Zhuang performs the sword dance, but his mind is set on Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] (idiom, refers to plot to kill Liu Bang during Feast at Hongmen 鴻門宴|鸿门宴[Hong2 men2 Yan4] in 206 BC); fig. an elaborate deception hiding malicious intent
近义词
出处
清·刘坤一《致张香涛书》［定兴］乃于署督篆任内，奏参银元局及淮山盐务，牵涉敝署，不无激射之词，论者谓为项庄舞剑，而弟因未尝稍存芥蒂也。