鸟尽弓藏 in English niao3 jin4 gong1 cang2 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) the birds are over, the bow is put away (idiomatic expression); metaphorically to get rid of somebody once he has served his purpose

Simplified Characters

鸟 尽 弓 藏

Traditional Characters

鳥 盡 弓 藏

Pinyin

niao3 jin4 gong1 cang2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

鸟niao3variant of 屌[diao3] 尽jin3to the greatest extent 弓gong1surname Gong 藏cang2Tibet