假途滅虢 jiǎ tú miè guó

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

假 jiǎ
HSK 3
falsehood, deception; vacation
途 tú
HSK 5
way, road, path, journey; course
滅 miè extinguish; wipe out, exterminate
虢 guó name of ancient feudal State in Shenxi and Hunan