项庄舞剑

Pinyin: xiàng zhuāng wǔ jiàn Explanation: 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” Source: 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。” Thesaurus:  Xiang Zhuang performed the sword dance as a cover for his attempt on Liu Bang’ s life— — act with a hidden motive