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假途滅虢

简假途灭虢 · 繁假途滅虢

Mandarin · pinyin jiǎ tú miè Guó

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

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

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3–2–4–2 · jia3 tu2 mie4 Guo2

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