剑劍

khắc thuyền tìm gươm; câu nệ cứng nhắc; hành động vô nghĩa khi hoàn cảnh đã đổi

to perform a sword-dance

lit. flash of knives and swords (idiom); fig. intense conflict

épée (fencing)

(idiom) to beat swords into plowshares; to turn from war to peace

(bird species of China) long-billed plover (Charadrius placidus)

double-edged sword (lit. and fig.)

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); fig. an elaborate deception hiding malicious intent

see 項莊舞劍，意在沛公|项庄舞剑，意在沛公[Xiang4 Zhuang1 wu3 jian4 , yi4 zai4 Pei4 gong1]

lit. Xiang Zhuang performs the sword dance, but his mind is set on Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] (idiom); refers to 206 BC plot to murder Liu Bang, aka Duke of Pei 沛公[Pei4 gong1] and the future Han emperor, during a sword dance at the Hongmen feast 鴻門宴|鸿门宴[Hong2 men2 yan4]; an elaborate deception to hide malicious intent

Longquan Sword, legendary ancient Chinese sword of extraordinary craftsmanship

imperial sword (giving bearer plenipotentiary powers); imperial Chinese version of 007 licensed to kill

sharp sword

sword; (fencing) saber

foil (fencing)

sword

(idiom) melee combat weapons of ancient China, such as swords, spears and halberds

(bird species of China) slender-billed scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus superciliaris)

swordsman

dagger