項羽|项羽[Xiang4 Yu3] Chinese English dictionary 項羽|项羽[Xiang4 Yu3] translate 項羽|项羽[Xiang4 Yu3] pinyin

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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
项羽 Xiàng Yǔ	项羽 \| 项羽* \| *项羽	Xiang Yu the Conqueror (232-202 BC), warlord defeated by first Han emperor	項羽

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暗渡陈仓 àndù Chéncāng	暗渡陈仓 \| 暗渡陈仓* \| *暗渡陈仓	lit. secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河 at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 劉邦｜刘邦 in 206 BC against Xiang Yu 項羽｜项羽 of Chu) / fig. to feign one thing while doing another / to cheat under cover of a diversion	暗渡陳倉


明修栈道，暗渡陈仓 míngxiūzhàndào, 'àndù Chéncāng	明修…陈仓 \| 明修…陈仓* \| *明修…陈仓	lit. repair the plank road by day while secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河 at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 劉邦｜刘邦 in 206 BC against Xiang Yu 項羽｜项羽 of Chu) / fig. to feign one thing while doing another / to cheat under cover of a diversion	明修棧道，暗渡陳倉


楚汉战争 Chǔ Hàn Zhànzhēng	楚汉战争 \| 楚汉战争* \| *楚汉战争	Chu-Han Contention (206-202 BC), power struggle between Liu Bang 劉邦｜刘邦 of Han and Xiang Yu 項羽｜项羽 of Chu	楚漢戰爭


无颜见江东父老 wúyánjiàn Jiāngdōngfùlǎo	无颜…父老 \| 无颜…父老* \| *无颜…父老	(idiom) to be unable to return to one's hometown due to the shame of failure (originally referred to Xiang Yu 項羽｜项羽, who chose not to retreat to Jiangdong after his humiliating defeat)	無顏見江東父老


鸿门宴 Hóngményàn	鸿门宴 \| 鸿门宴* \| *鸿门宴	Hongmen feast / (fig.) banquet set up with the aim of murdering a guest / refers to a famous episode in 206 BC when future Han emperor Liu Bang 劉邦｜刘邦 escaped attempted murder by his rival Xiang Yu 項羽｜项羽	鴻門宴

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