dé​yú​wàng​quán

to reach the goal and forget the means

  • created reference approved 得鱼忘筌/得魚忘筌 → 庄子/莊子 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    得鱼忘筌 / 得魚忘筌 dé​yú​wàng​quán

    庄子 / 莊子 zhuāng​zǐ

    see

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  • created sense approved 得鱼忘筌/得魚忘筌 · dé​yú​wàng​quán · to reach the goal and forget the means — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    得鱼忘筌 / 得魚忘筌

    dé​yú​wàng​quán

    to reach the goal and forget the means

    to grasp the underlying meaning or essence and discard the literal words or forms; (of a scholar or sage) to focus on the truth rather than the vehicle of expression; based on [[庄子|莊子|zhuang1 zi3]]

    得 (literal) → 得 · dé · to get 鱼 (literal) → 鱼/魚 · yú · fish 忘 (literal) → 忘 · wàng · to forget 筌 (literal) → 筌 · quán · bamboo fish trap

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  • created sense approved 得鱼忘筌/得魚忘筌 · dé​yú​wàng​quán · to be ungrateful — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    得鱼忘筌 / 得魚忘筌

    dé​yú​wàng​quán

    to be ungrateful

    to forget the people or tools that helped once one's goal has been attained; to cast aside one's supporters or roots after succeeding

    得 (literal) → 得 · dé · to get 鱼 (literal) → 鱼/魚 · yú · fish 忘 (literal) → 忘 · wàng · to forget 筌 (literal) → 筌 · quán · bamboo fish trap

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