鸟得弓藏 — “To discard people once they have served their purpose”
鸟得弓藏 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to discard people once they have served their purpose”. To abandon useful tools or personnel after a task is completed, similar to 'once the birds are gone, the bow is put away'.
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鸟得弓藏 Pronunciation and Pinyin
鸟得弓藏 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 鸟得弓藏
他帮助公司度过难关，没想到事情一成功，就被“鸟得弓藏”了。
He helped the company through tough times, but unexpectedly, once the project was successful, he was discarded just like a bow after the birds were caught.
Idioms Related to 鸟得弓藏
Synonyms of 鸟得弓藏
More idioms starting with 鸟
- niǎo鸟wèi为shí食wáng亡People die for wealth or fame
- niǎo鸟fú伏shòu兽qióng穷utterly exhausted and at wits' end
- niǎo鸟rù入fán樊lóng笼to fall into a trap
- niǎo鸟shòu兽sàn散scatter in disarray like birds and beasts
- niǎo鸟shòu兽lǜ率wǔ舞birds and beasts dance in harmony
- niǎo鸟shòu兽xíng行utterly immoral animalistic conduct
- niǎo鸟kū哭yuán猿tí啼desolate and sorrowful scene
- niǎo鸟tí啼huā花yuàn怨lament with a heavy heart
- niǎo鸟tí啼huā花luò落desolation and melancholy
- niǎo鸟shēng声shòu兽xīn心sweet-tongued but evil-hearted
- niǎo鸟jìn尽gōng弓cáng藏，，tù兔sǐ死gǒu狗pēng烹discard helpers after success
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Open the tool →Questions about 鸟得弓藏
What does 鸟得弓藏 mean?
鸟得弓藏 (niǎo dé gōng cáng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to discard people once they have served their purpose”.
How do you pronounce 鸟得弓藏?
鸟得弓藏 is pronounced niǎo dé gōng cáng in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 鸟得弓藏?
比喻事情成功之后，把曾经出过力的人一脚踢开。同“鸟尽弓藏”。