得魚忘筌 dé yú wàng quán

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. catch fish then forget the trap (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); fig. to take help for granted

CHARACTERS

得 dé
HSK 2
obtain, get, gain, acquire
魚 yú fish; surname; KangXi radical 195
忘 wàng
HSK 3
forget; neglect; miss, omit
筌 quán bamboo fish trap