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得鱼忘筌
dé​yú​wàng​quán

to reach the goal and forget the means

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 得 dé verb
    to get
    to obtain; to receive; to gain
  2. 鱼 魚 yú noun
    fish
    fish; generic term for aquatic cold-blooded vertebrates with gills and fins
  3. 忘 wàng verb
    to forget
    to fail to remember; to overlook or neglect
  4. 筌 quán
    bamboo fish trap
    (literary) a bamboo fish trap with barbs inside to prevent fish from escaping