兔死狗烹 in English tu4 si3 gou3 peng1 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) to boil the hound once it caught the rabbit (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically to get rid of somebody once he has served his purpose

Simplified Characters

兔 死 狗 烹

Traditional Characters

兔 死 狗 烹

Pinyin

tu4 si3 gou3 peng1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

兔tu4variant of 兔[tu4] 死si3to die 狗gou3dog 烹peng1cooking method