卸磨杀驴 in English xie4 mo4 sha1 lu:2 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) to kill the donkey when the grinding is done (idiomatic expression)
  • to get rid of somebody once he has ceased to be useful

Simplified Characters

卸 磨 杀 驴

Traditional Characters

卸 磨 殺 驢

Pinyin

xie4 mo4 sha1 lu:2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

卸xie4to unload 磨mo2to rub 杀sha1to kill 驴lv2variant of 驢|驴[lu:2]