Usage of the character 虢
Guó
虢
[虢]
- surname Guo
- Guo, a kinship group whose members held dukedoms within the Zhou Dynasty realm, including Western Guo 西虢國／西虢国 ( Xī Guóguó) and Eastern Guo 東虢國／东虢国 ( Dōng Guóguó)
jiǎtúmiè Guó
假途灭虢
[假途滅虢]
- lit. a short-cut to crush Guo (idiom); fig. to connive with sb to damage a third party, then turn on the partner
jiǎdàofá Guó
假道伐虢
[假道伐虢]
- to obtain safe passage to conquer the State of Guo
- to borrow the resources of an ally to attack a common enemy (idiom)