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假途灭虢
jiǎ​tú​miè​guó

to betray an ally

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
假途灭虢 假途滅虢 jiǎ​tú​miè​guó
to betray an ally
literally "to borrow a path to conquer Guo"; to use a neighbor as a stepping stone to destroy a third party, then turn and conquer the neighbor; to connive with someone to damage a third party and then turn on the partner

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