兔死狗烹
兔死狗烹
tù sǐ gǒu pēng
lit. to boil the hound once it caught the rabbit (idiom); fig. to get rid of sb once he has served his purpose
idiom
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- (idiom) lit. to boil the hound once it caught the rabbit (idiom)
- fig. to get rid of sb once he has served his purpose
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Related Words
鸟尽弓藏(niǎo jìn gōng cáng)— lit. the birds are over, the bow is put away (idiom); fig. to get rid of sb once he has served his purpose
→一之为甚(yī zhī wéi shèn)— Once is enough (idiom)
→一人得道，鸡犬升天(yī rén dé dào , jī quǎn shēng tiān)— lit. when a man achieves the Dao, his poultry and dogs rise to Heaven (idiom)
→一年被蛇咬十年怕井绳(yī nián bèi shé yǎo shí nián pà jǐng shéng)— bitten by a snake in one year, fears the well rope for ten years (idiom); once bitten twice shy
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