鸟尽弓藏，兔死狗烹 — “Birds gone, bow stored away; rabbits dead, hounds cooked”
鸟尽弓藏，兔死狗烹 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to discard or eliminate subordinates once they have served their purpose and are no longer needed; to turn against those who have helped achieve a goal, once their utility has ended”. Literally, “Birds gone, bow stored away; rabbits dead, hounds cooked”.
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What does 鸟尽弓藏，兔死狗烹 mean?
鸟尽弓藏，兔死狗烹 (niǎo jìn gōng cáng ， tù sǐ gǒu pēng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to discard or eliminate subordinates once they have served their purpose and are no longer needed; to turn against those who have helped achieve a goal, once their utility has ended”.
How do you pronounce 鸟尽弓藏，兔死狗烹?
鸟尽弓藏，兔死狗烹 is pronounced niǎo jìn gōng cáng ， tù sǐ gǒu pēng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 鸟尽弓藏，兔死狗烹 literally mean?
Literally, 鸟尽弓藏，兔死狗烹 means “Birds gone, bow stored away; rabbits dead, hounds cooked”. It is used to mean “to discard or eliminate subordinates once they have served their purpose and are no longer needed; to turn against those who have helped achieve a goal, once their utility has ended”.
What is the Chinese definition of 鸟尽弓藏，兔死狗烹?
烹：煮烧。飞鸟打尽，弓被搁置不用；兔被捕杀后，猎狗则被烹食。比喻事情办成，功臣被害