假道伐虢 jiǎ dào fá guó

use another's route or power to attack a third

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. to borrow the resources of an ally to attack a common enemy (idiom)
  2. 2. to obtain safe passage to conquer the State of Guo

Characters

Character Meaning
假 jiǎ HSK 3
fake; false; artificial
道 dào HSK 2
to say; to speak; to talk
伐 fá HSK 6
to cut down; to fell; to attack
虢 guó
surname Guo