鸟尽弓藏

Traditional: 鳥盡弓藏

niǎo jìn gōng cáng

Dictionary entry

lit. the birds are over, the bow is put away (idiom); fig. to get rid of sb once he has served his purpose

What does 鸟尽弓藏 mean?

鸟尽弓藏 (niǎo jìn gōng cáng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. the birds are over, the bow is put away (idiom); fig. to get rid of sb once he has served his purpose

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鸟diǎovariant of 屌[diao3] · penis 尽jǐnto the greatest extent · (when used before a noun of location) furthest or extreme 弓Gōngsurname Gong 藏ZàngTibetan ethnic group · Tibet Autonomous Region (short name for 西藏自治區|西藏自治区[Xi1 zang4 Zi4 zhi4 qu1])

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鸟尽弓藏

niǎo jìn gōng cáng

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