兔死狗烹
Dictionary entry
(lit.) when the rabbit is dead, the hunting dogs are cooked (idiom)
What does 兔死狗烹 mean?
兔死狗烹 (tù sǐ gǒu pēng) has the following dictionary meaning.
1(lit.) when the rabbit is dead, the hunting dogs are cooked (idiom)
2(fig.) to discard or eliminate someone once they are no longer useful
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