春秋時兩個諸侯國，
一個叫虞一個叫虢（ɡuó）。
還有個大國號稱晉，
有一次發兵打虢國。
滅虢必經虞國地，
要借路須先和虞國商議妥。
虞國懾於晉國的威勢，
不得已隻好答應把路借。
借路本為苟安計，
哪曉得晉國無恩義？
滅虢回順便也滅了虞。
“唇亡齒寒”要記取，
“假途滅虢”是計策。
虞國在借路之後悔莫及，
輕信了晉國鑄大錯。
後來把借路為名的詭計，
全稱為“假途”去“滅虢”。
To Borrow a Route to
Conquer the State of Guo
During the Spring and Autumn Period（770—476B。C。），there were two very small states。One was called Yu and the other was Guo，and their neighbour was the big state Jin。The latter wanted to launch an attack at Guo，and the attack had to be made by way of the state Yu。The State of Jin persuaded Yu to borrow a route from her。
Unexpectedly Jin didn't keep its promise，and when it conquered the State of Guo，Jin destroyed the State of Yu too in passing。Guo should had remembered the proverb“When the Lips Ruptured the Teeth Are Cold”。They did not know that“Borrowing a Route”was actually a scam。
The State of Yu regretted and repented after they lent the route，making a tremendous mistake by having trust in the State of Jin。Later when people referred to someone making an intrigue in the name of borrowing a route，they called it“Borrowing a Route to Conquer the State of Guo”