idiom > cook the hound when the hares have been run down
Tusigoupeng
Explanation: Cooking: cooking. The rabbit died, dog food to be cooked. Analogy to the ruler after the service of personnel into abandoned or killed. Usage: -Linked; as the predicate attribute; ironic term Source: Qian Han, "Historical Records Goujian family": "enjoys the birds do, good arch possession; Jiaotu dead, stooges cooking." Examples: Almost all the oldtime hero knowledgeable fame, will walk out, to avoid the later has "cast aside the bow once the birds are gone, ~" disaster. (Qing Chen Chen, "Water Margin after the transfer," Di Jiuhui)
tù sǐ gǒu pēng
To seize the rabbit hunting dogs eat cooked. Metaphor took on the cause of meritorious minister after the killing, only a total of adversity, not of joy. More authoritarian dictatorship that
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The rabbit died, dog food was cooking
兔死狗烹 兔子死后，猎狗被烹食
The rabbit died, dog food was cooking. Rulers killed many heroic metaphor. A phrase from the "Historical Records Goujian family": "Fan Li then go left from the doctor kind of book Qi said: 'gadfly birds do, the good bow; Jiaotu dead, stooges cooking. Yuewang long neck and beak man can and common trouble, can not and common music. sub why not go? '"Fan Wenlan" traitor executioner fan's life, "Four:" The so-called Tusigoupeng, the ruling class is the usual terms of this poison to consolidate his power and position of. "
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Tusigoupeng (tù sǐ gǒu pēng) Explained】 【cooking: cooking. The rabbit died, dog food to be cooked. Metaphor of the ruler to kill hero. 【Source】 Han Qian, "Historical Records Goujian family": "enjoys the birds do, good arch possession; Jiaotu dead, stooges cooking. Yue man necked bird beak, and common affliction can not be and common music. Son Why do not you?" 【Usage】-linked; as the predicate attribute; ironic language. 【Example】 Fan Wenlan "traitor executioner Zeng's life": "The so-called ~, this ruling class is a common drug dollars to consolidate his power and position of." Almost all the heroes of ancient times are knowledgeable fame, will walk out, to avoid the later has "cast aside the bow once the birds are gone, ~" disaster. ★ Qing Chen Chen, "Water Margin after the transfer," Di Jiuhui 【Synonym】 Xiemoshalv, cast aside the bow once the birds are gone Antonym】 【grateful, always 【Acrimonious late Spring and Autumn, Wu and Yue hegemony, Wu Yue was defeated, the yield sum. Yue Gou restraints lingual doctor appointments, Fan Li rectify national policy, ten students together, the ten lessons, weakening the country is stronger, and finally defeated Wu, wipe out national humiliation. Fuchai defeated and fled the country seven times greater sum to, language, Fan Li insisted not allow. Fu Chai helpless, to send a letter on Department of injection in Rocket Fan Li camp, the letter reads: "to hunt rabbits, dogs catch rabbits useless to eat Zhurou killed; exterminate the enemy, as make suggestions for policy makers to defeat the enemy useless to have been abandoned or eradicated. Why do not the two doctors saved Wu, leave yourself room for it? "text types, or reject the conferences and Fan Li, Fu sword had to committing suicide. Wu Yue Gou off, the ministers in the Wu Gong festival, I found that Fan Li disappeared, so the lake the next day to find the cloak of Fan Li, Fan Li vote we all thought that Lake committed suicide. But before long, it was kind of sent a letter to the paper, says: "Birds play to do, the slingshot was covered up; rabbits to hunt, dogs will be killed to cook and eat; exterminate the enemy, policy makers to be abandoned or evil. Yue man, and his fair-weather only, not with him for the worst. The doctor has separated from him forever, and soon inevitably fatal disaster. "Wen Feng Li did not know the species die at this time, but the hermit again. He said the letter, although not believe it, but not from regular Gaobing towards a course of time be jealous cause Gou. Gou door one day to visit the text types, parting left a sword. Species See sheath on the text "is engrave" the word, is then forced Fuchai suicide of Wu Zhong-Liang sword. He understood the intention of Gou Jian, Fan Li regret should not listen to advice, had cited the sword himself.
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English Expression
n.: cook the hound when the hares have been run down, trusted aides are eliminated when they have outlived their usefulness,as the hounds are killed for food once all the hares are bagged
v.: (usually referring to the first emperor of a dynsty) to get rid of all the brave and meritorious comrades-in-arms after they had helped him won the throne, and were no longer useful to him
Thesaurus
forget the means by which the end is attained, Xiemoshalv, kick down the ladder, Huotupenggou, cast sb.aside when be has served his purpose; kick sb. out after his services are no longer required,as the bow and arrow are stacked away when there are no more birds to shoot, Bridge Pumping plate, Ji River Fen Zhou, There was no retreat into, Pull a tree ladder, fall out callosity, Tsuen may forget the fish
Containing Phrases
Cook the hound when the hares have been run down Guzhizhi
cast sb.aside when be has served his purpose; kick sb. out after his services are no longer required,as the bow and arrow are stacked away when there are no more birds to shoot cook the hound when the hares have been run down
