谋财害命
谋财害命
móu cái hài mìng
to plot and kill sb for his property (idiom); to murder for money
verbidiom
Traditional: 謀財害命
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- (verb, idiom) to plot and kill sb for his property (idiom); to murder for money
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杀人越货(shā rén yuè huò)— to kill sb for his property (idiom); to murder for money
→谋害(móu hài)— to conspire to murder
→项庄舞剑(Xiàng Zhuāng wǔ jiàn)— 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 Feast at Hongmen 鴻門宴|鸿门宴[Hong2 men2 Yan4] in 206 BC)
→项庄舞剑，意在沛公(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]
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