鳥盡弓藏
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See also: 鸟尽弓藏
Chinese[edit]
bird | to use up; to exhaust; to end to use up; to exhaust; to end; to finish; to the utmost; exhausted; finished; to the limit (of sth) |
a bow (weapon) | storehouse; depository; Buddhist or Taoist scripture storehouse; depository; Buddhist or Taoist scripture; Zang; Tibet; to hide away; to conceal; to harbor; store; accumulate | ||
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trad. (鳥盡弓藏) | 鳥 | 盡 | 弓 | 藏 | |
simp. (鸟尽弓藏) | 鸟 | 尽 | 弓 | 藏 |
Etymology[edit]
The birds are over, the bow is put away
Pronunciation[edit]
Proverb[edit]
鳥盡弓藏
- to cast somebody or something aside when the purpose has been served