兔死狗烹
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)- 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
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