鳥盡弓藏 niǎo jìn gōng cáng

DEFINITIONS

  1. lit. the birds are over, the bow is put away (idiom); fig. to get rid of sb once he has served his purpose

CHARACTERS

鳥 niǎo bird; KangXi radical 196
盡 jìn exhaust, use up; deplete
弓 gōng bow; curved, arched; KangXi radical number 57
藏 cáng
HSK 5
hide, conceal; hoard, store up