Meaning of 兔死狗烹
兔死狗烹 means to kill the hunting dog once the rabbit is caught; to eliminate loyal helpers after they have outlived their usefulness. Pronounced tù sǐ gǒu pēng.
- to kill the hunting dog once the rabbit is caught; to eliminate loyal helpers after they have outlived their usefulness
Definitions & Examples
Lì历
shǐ史
shàng上
hěn很
duō多
kāi开
guó国
huáng皇
dì帝
dōu都
yǒu有
tù兔
sǐ死
gǒu狗
pēng烹
de的
xíng行
wéi为
，
ràng让
gōng功
chén臣
men们
hán寒
xīn心
。
Throughout history, many founding emperors exhibited the behavior of killing the hunting dog after the rabbit died, breaking the hearts of their meritorious officials.
Gōng公
sī司
shàng上
shì市
zhī之
hòu后
，
chuàng创
shǐ始
rén人
jìng竟
rán然
tù兔
sǐ死
gǒu狗
pēng烹
，
bǎ把
zǎo早
qī期
de的
hé合
huǒ伙
rén人
quán全
dōu都
gǎn赶
zǒu走
le了
。
After the company went public, the founder actually killed the hunting dog once the rabbit was caught, driving away all the early partners.
Nǐ你
zhè这
yàng样
zuò做
jiǎn简
zhí直
shì是
tù兔
sǐ死
niǎo鸟
jìn尽
，
ràng让
céng曾
jīng经
bāng帮
zhù助
guò过
nǐ你
de的
rén人
duō多
me么
hán寒
xīn心
a啊
！
What you are doing is simply killing the dog after the hunt and putting away the bow after the birds are gone—how heartbroken those who once helped you must feel!