项庄舞剑，志在沛公

Traditional form:

項莊舞劍，志在沛公

Pinyin (reading):

Xiàng Zhuāngwǔjiàn,zhìzài Pèigōng

Definitions:

• see 項莊舞劍，意在沛公／项庄舞剑，意在沛公 ( Xiàng Zhuāngwǔjiàn,yìzài Pèigōng)

Characters:

• 项 - neck, nape; item; a term in an equation
• 庄 - village, hamlet; villa, manor
• 舞 - to dance; to brandish
• 剑 - sword, dagger, saber
• 志 - determination, will; mark, sign; to record, to write
• 在 - at, in, on; to exist; used to indicate the present progressive tense
• 沛 - abundant, copious, full
• 公 - fair, equitable; public; duke

Traditional characters:

• 項 - neck, nape; item; a term in an equation
• 莊 - village, hamlet; villa, manor
• 舞 - to dance; to brandish
• 劍 - sword, dagger, saber
• 志 - determination, will; mark, sign; to record, to write
• 在 - at, in, on; to exist; used to indicate the present progressive tense
• 沛 - abundant, copious, full
• 公 - fair, equitable; public; duke