汉英词典
MEANING OF 兔死狗烹
兔死狗烹
lit. to boil the hound once it caught the rabbit (idiom) / fig. to get rid of sb once he has served his purpose
烹 Boil / When the rabbit is dead, the hunting dog is cooked / It is a metaphor for people who serve the ruler and are abandoned or killed after completion
兔子死后，猎狗被烹食。多比喻统治者杀害功臣。语出《史记·越王勾践世家》"范蠡遂去，自齐遗大夫种书曰'蜚鸟尽，良弓藏;狡兔死，走狗烹。越王为人长颈鸟喙，可与共患难，不可与共乐。子何不去?'"
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