項〔项〕 hong⁶ {xiàng}

1. back of neck
2. item
3. thing
4. term (in a mathematical formula)
5. sum (of money)
6. classifier for principles, items, clauses, tasks, research projects etc

項〔项〕 hong⁶ {Xiàng}

surname Xiang

項頸〔项颈〕 hong⁶ geng² {xiàng jǐng}

back of neck

項圈〔项-〕 hong⁶ hyun¹ {xiàng quān}

necklace

項英〔项-〕 hong⁶ jing¹ {Xiàng Yīng}

Xiang Ying (1898-1941), communist general involved in forming the New Fourth Army 新四軍, killed in 1941 during the New Fourth Army incident 皖南事变

項羽〔项-〕 hong⁶ jyu⁵ {Xiàng Yǔ}

Xiang Yu the Conqueror (232-202 BC), warlord defeated by first Han emperor

項鏈〔项链〕 hong⁶ lin⁶ {xiàng liàn}

1. necklace
2. CL: 條

項目〔项-〕 hong⁶ muk⁶ {xiàng mù}

1. item
2. project
3. (sports) event
4. CL: 個

項城〔项-〕 hong⁶ sing⁴ {Xiàng chéng}

Xiangcheng county level city in Zhoukou 周口, Henan

項城市〔项--〕 hong⁶ sing⁴ si⁵ {Xiàng chéng shì}

Xiangcheng county level city in Zhoukou 周口, Henan

項目管理〔项---〕 hong⁶ muk⁶ gun² lei⁵ {xiàng mù guǎn lǐ}

project management

項上人頭〔项--头〕 hong⁶ soeng⁶ jan⁴ tau⁴ {xiàng shàng rén tóu}

1. head
2. neck (as in "to save one's neck", i.e. one's life)

項莊舞劍〔项庄-剑〕 hong⁶ zong¹ mou⁵ gim³ {Xiàng Zhuāng wǔ jiàn}

1. lit. Xiang Zhuang performs the sword dance, but his mind is set on Liu Bang 劉邦 (idiom, refers to plot to kill Liu Bang during Feast at Hongmen 鴻門宴 in 206 BC)
2. fig. an elaborate deception hiding malicious intent

項莊舞劍，意在沛公〔项庄-剑-----〕 hong⁶ zong¹ mou⁵ gim³ ，ji³ zoi⁶ pui³ gung¹ {Xiàng Zhuāng wǔ jiàn , yì zài Pèi gōng}

1. lit. Xiang Zhuang performs the sword dance, but his mind is set on Liu Bang 劉邦 (idiom); refers to 206 BC plot to murder Liu Bang, aka Duke of Pei 沛公 and the future Han emperor, during a sword dance at Feast at Hongmen 鴻門宴
2. an elaborate deception to hide malicious intent