狡兔死，良犬烹 — “When the cunning hare is killed, the good hound is cooked”
狡兔死，良犬烹 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to discard or eliminate faithful subordinates or useful tools once they have served their purpose; to abandon a helper once their aid is no longer needed”. Literally, “When the cunning hare is killed, the good hound is cooked”.
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What does 狡兔死，良犬烹 mean?
狡兔死，良犬烹 (jiǎo tù sǐ ， liáng quǎn pēng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to discard or eliminate faithful subordinates or useful tools once they have served their purpose; to abandon a helper once their aid is no longer needed”.
How do you pronounce 狡兔死，良犬烹?
狡兔死，良犬烹 is pronounced jiǎo tù sǐ ， liáng quǎn pēng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 狡兔死，良犬烹 literally mean?
Literally, 狡兔死，良犬烹 means “When the cunning hare is killed, the good hound is cooked”. It is used to mean “to discard or eliminate faithful subordinates or useful tools once they have served their purpose; to abandon a helper once their aid is no longer needed”.
What is the Chinese definition of 狡兔死，良犬烹?
比喻给统治者效劳的人事成后被抛弃或杀掉。同“狡兔死，良狗烹”。