wàng
quán

idiom
literary

Meaning of 得鱼忘筌

得鱼忘筌 means to forget the means by which one achieved a goal; to be ungrateful to the source of one's success. Pronounced dé yú wàng quán.

  • to forget the means by which one achieved a goal; to be ungrateful to the source of one's success

Definitions & Examples

hòu
 
duì
bāng
zhù
de
péng
you
wàng
quán
 
lìng
rén
xīn
hán
 

After he became successful, he forgot the friends who helped him in the past, which is chilling.

Xué
zhī
shi
néng
wàng
quán
 
yào
láo
fāng
 

When acquiring knowledge, one shouldn't forget the learning method once the knowledge is gained; one must remember the method.

Zhè
zhǒng
wàng
quán
de
xíng
wéi
 
zuì
zhōng
huì
ràng
shī
suǒ
yǒu
rén
de
xìn
rèn
 

This kind of ungrateful behavior will eventually cause him to lose everyone's trust.