狡兔死走狗烹
jiǎo​tù​sǐ​zǒu​gǒu​pēng

to discard someone after they have served their purpose

  • created sense approved 狡兔死走狗烹 · jiǎo​tù​sǐ​zǒu​gǒu​pēng · to discard someone after they have served their purpose — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    狡兔死走狗烹

    jiǎo​tù​sǐ​zǒu​gǒu​pēng

    to discard someone after they have served their purpose

    Literally "to boil the hound once it has caught the rabbit"; used as an idiom to describe getting rid of those who have accomplished a task once they are no longer needed.

    狡兔 (literal) → 狡兔 · jiǎo​tù · crafty hare 死 (literal) → 死 · sǐ · to die 走狗 (literal) → 走狗 · zǒu​gǒu · hunting dog 烹 (literal) → 烹 · pēng · to boil to death

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