Meaning of 鸟尽弓藏
鸟尽弓藏 means to discard helpers once they have served their purpose; to kick someone to the curb after using them. Pronounced niǎo jìn gōng cáng.
- to discard helpers once they have served their purpose; to kick someone to the curb after using them
Definitions & Examples
Zì自
gǔ古
jūn君
wáng王
duō多
yí疑
，
kāi开
guó国
dà大
jiàng将
wǎng往
wǎng往
nán难
táo逃
niǎo鸟
jìn尽
gōng弓
cáng藏
de的
mìng命
yùn运
。
Throughout history, suspicious monarchs often led their founding generals to the fate of being discarded after their use.
Gōng公
sī司
yī一
dàn旦
dù渡
guò过
nán难
guān关
，
tā他
jiù就
duì对
lǎo老
yuán员
gōng工
niǎo鸟
jìn尽
gōng弓
cáng藏
，
háo毫
bù不
liú留
qíng情
。
Once the company got through the crisis, he mercilessly discarded the old employees who had helped.
Zhè这
chū出
xì戏
jiǎng讲
de的
shì是
gōng功
chén臣
bèi被
niǎo鸟
jìn尽
gōng弓
cáng藏
de的
bēi悲
jù剧
gù故
shì事
。
This play tells the tragic story of a meritorious official being cast aside after his service was no longer needed.