假道伐虢
Traditional form:
假道伐虢
Pinyin (reading):
jiǎdàofá Guó
Definitions:
- to obtain safe passage to conquer the State of Guo
- to borrow the resources of an ally to attack a common enemy (idiom)
Characters:
- 假 - fake, false, deceitful; vacation
- 道 - method, way; path, road
- 伐 - cut down, subjugate, attack
- 虢 - an ancient feudal State in Shenxi and Hunan
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