项庄舞剑

Xiàng Zhuāng wǔ jiàn name 項莊舞劍

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 plot to kill Liu Bang during the Hongmen feast 鴻門宴|鸿门宴[Hong2 men2 yan4] in 206 BC)
2. fig. an elaborate deception hiding malicious intent