Lingaku- 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]
Generated definitions (experimental)
- 指表面上做某事，实际上是为了别的目的。
This phrase indicates that while someone may appear to be doing one thing, their true intention is to achieve a different goal.
But his true aim is to get close to Pei Gong.
Generated collocations (experimental)
Xiàng Zhuāng wǔ jiàn , zhì zài Pèi gōng项庄舞剑，志在沛公to pursue one's own ambition under the guise of helping othersXiàng Zhuāng wǔ jiàn项庄舞剑to hide one's true intentionsYì意zài在Pèi gōng沛公with the intention of benefiting oneselfbiǎo miàn shang表面上hé zuò合作to outwardly collaboratejiè dāo shā rén借刀杀人to use someone else to achieve one's own goalsàn zhōng暗中suàn ji算计to secretly schemeqū xiàn jiù guó曲线救国to achieve one's goals indirectlyshēng dōng jī xī声东击西to distract while attacking the real targetyǐ以xiǎo小bó搏dà大to use a minor tactic to achieve a larger goaldá打zhāo着qí hào旗号under the pretext ofbiǎo miàn表面gōng fu功夫superficial effortxīn huái心怀guǐ tāi鬼胎to harbor ulterior motives