鳥盡弓藏
niǎo​jìn​gōng​cáng

to cast aside after use

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

    鸟尽弓藏 / 鳥盡弓藏 niǎo​jìn​gōng​cáng

    兔死狗烹 tù​sǐ​gǒu​pēng

    synonym

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

    created reference

  • created sense approved 鸟尽弓藏/鳥盡弓藏 · niǎo​jìn​gōng​cáng · to cast aside after use — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    鸟尽弓藏 / 鳥盡弓藏

    niǎo​jìn​gōng​cáng

    to cast aside after use

    to get rid of someone once they have served their purpose; literally meaning "the birds are gone, so the bow is put away," this describes discarding those who helped once success is achieved

    鸟 (literal) → 鸟/鳥 · niǎo · bird 尽 (literal) → 尽/盡 · jìn · to use up 弓 (literal) → 弓 · gōng · bow 藏 (literal) → 藏 · cáng · to hide

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

    created sense