兔死狗烹 tù sǐ gǒu pēng

fig. to get rid of sb once he has served his purpose

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. fig. to get rid of sb once he has served his purpose
  2. 2. lit. to boil the hound once it caught the rabbit (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
rabbit; variant of
to die; extremely; inflexible
dog
cooking method