chōng pèi
abundant
plentiful
vigorous
Pèi xiàn
Pei county in Xuzhou 徐州[Xu2 zhou1], Jiangsu
diān pèi
destitute
difficulty
hardship
trouble
diān pèi liú lí
homeless and miserable (idiom); to wander about in a desperate plight
to drift
fēng pèi
copious
plentiful (of water)
surging (of waves)
refers to home village of first Han emperor 漢高祖|汉高祖[Han4 Gao1 zu3]
fig. majestic
Xiàng Zhuāng wǔ jiàn , yì zài Pèi Gōng
lit. Xiangzhuang performs the sword dance, but his mind is set on Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦 (idiom); refers to 206 BC plot to murder Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦, Duke of Pei 沛公 and future Han emperor, during a sword dance at Feast at Hongmen 鴻門宴|鸿门宴[Hóng mén Yàn]
an elaborate deception to hide malicious intent
liú lí diān pèi
destitute and homeless (idiom); displaced and without means
Xiàng Zhuāng wǔ jiàn , zhì zài Pèi Gōng
lit. Xiangzhuang performs the sword dance, but his mind is set on Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦 (idiom); refers to 206 BC plot to murder Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦, Duke of Pei 沛公 and future Han emperor, during a sword dance at Feast at Hongmen 鴻門宴|鸿门宴[Hóng mén Yàn]
an elaborate deception to hide malicious intent
Ā wàng qǔ pèi
Ngawang Choepel (Tibetan, Fulbright scholar)
Pèi gōng
Duke of Pei (i.e. 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1])
Xiàng Zhuāng wǔ jiàn , zhì zài Pèi gōng
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]
Xiàng Zhuāng wǔ jiàn , yì zài Pèi gōng
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 Feast at Hongmen 鴻門宴|鸿门宴[Hong2 men2 Yan4]
an elaborate deception to hide malicious intent
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