Chinese–English

鸟尽弓藏

niǎo jìn gōng cáng · niao jin gong cang

Traditional 鳥盡弓藏

Meaning

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  1. lit. the birds are over, the bow is put away (idiom); fig. to get rid of sb once he has served his purpose
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