兔尽狗烹 — “When the cunning hare is killed, the hound is cooked”
兔尽狗烹 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to discard or eliminate loyal subordinates once they have served their purpose and are no longer needed; to kick someone to the curb after their usefulness has expired”. Literally, “When the cunning hare is killed, the hound is cooked”.
兔尽狗烹 Pronunciation and Pinyin
兔尽狗烹 Character Breakdown
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More idioms starting with 兔
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What does 兔尽狗烹 mean?
兔尽狗烹 (tù jǐn gǒu pēng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to discard or eliminate loyal subordinates once they have served their purpose and are no longer needed; to kick someone to the curb after their usefulness has expired”.
How do you pronounce 兔尽狗烹?
兔尽狗烹 is pronounced tù jǐn gǒu pēng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 兔尽狗烹 literally mean?
Literally, 兔尽狗烹 means “When the cunning hare is killed, the hound is cooked”. It is used to mean “to discard or eliminate loyal subordinates once they have served their purpose and are no longer needed; to kick someone to the curb after their usefulness has expired”.
What is the Chinese definition of 兔尽狗烹?
烹：烧煮食物。兔子死了，猎狗就被人烹食。比喻统治者杀掉功臣