假途灭虢

Traditional: 假途滅虢

jiǎ tú miè Guó

Dictionary entry

lit. a short-cut to crush Guo (idiom); fig. to connive with sb to damage a third party, then turn on the partner

What does 假途灭虢 mean?

假途灭虢 (jiǎ tú miè Guó) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. a short-cut to crush Guo (idiom); fig. to connive with sb to damage a third party, then turn on the partner

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假gēiused in 假掰[gei1 bai1]途túway · route 灭mièto extinguish or put out · to go out (of a fire etc)虢Guósurname Guo · Guo, a kinship group whose members held dukedoms within the Zhou Dynasty realm, including Western Guo 西虢國|西虢国[Xi1 Guo2 guo2] and Eastern Guo 東虢國|东虢国[Dong1 Guo2 guo2]

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假途灭虢

jiǎ tú miè Guó

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