兔死狗烹
tù​sǐ​gǒu​pēng

to discard or kill those who helped once their purpose is served

  • created reference approved 兔死狗烹 → 鸟尽弓藏/鳥盡弓藏 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    兔死狗烹 tù​sǐ​gǒu​pēng

    鸟尽弓藏 / 鳥盡弓藏 niǎo​jìn​gōng​cáng

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 兔死狗烹 · tù​sǐ​gǒu​pēng · to discard or kill those who helped once their purpose is served — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    兔死狗烹

    tù​sǐ​gǒu​pēng

    to discard or kill those who helped once their purpose is served

    (idiom) literally "to boil the hunting hound once the rabbit is dead"; figuratively refers to a leader who gets rid of those who helped him gain power once he no longer needs them

    兔 (literal) → 兔 · tù · rabbit 死 (literal) → 死 · sǐ · to die 狗 (literal) → 狗 · gǒu · dog 烹 (literal) → 烹 · pēng · to cook

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    created sense