12 results for *沛*
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abundant; plentiful
copious; abundant
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
Duke of Pei (i.e. 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1])
Pei County or Peixian, a county in Xuzhou City 徐州市[Xu2 zhou1 Shi4], Jiangsu
to fall over; to stumble; (fig.) to suffer hardship; to be in desperate straits
destitute and homeless (idiom); displaced and without means
Ngawang Choepel (Tibetan, Fulbright scholar)
homeless and miserable (idiom); to wander about in a desperate plight; to drift
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
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]