过河拆桥
guò​hé​chāi​qiáo

to kick down the ladder

  • created sense approved 过河拆桥/過河拆橋 · guò​hé​chāi​qiáo · to kick down the ladder — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    过河拆桥 / 過河拆橋

    guò​hé​chāi​qiáo

    to kick down the ladder

    literally "to destroy the bridge after crossing the river"; to abandon one's benefactor after they have served their purpose

    过 (literal) → 过/過 · guò · to cross 河 (literal) → 河 · hé · river 拆 (literal) → 拆 · chāi · to demolish 桥 (literal) → 桥/橋 · qiáo · bridge

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense