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兔死狗烹 (tou3 sei2 gau2 paang1) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

兔死狗烹 (tou3 sei2 gau2 paang1, tù sǐ gǒu pēng) — (lit.) when the rabbit is dead, the hunting dogs are cooked (idiom); (fig.) to discard or eliminate someone once they are no longer useful

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beyond HSK

Related words

• 兔仔 (tou3 zai2) — a rabbit; a bunny
• 兔 (tou3) — a rabbit; a hare; a boy kept by older man for sex
• 兔唇 (tou3 seon4) — hare lip (birth defect)
• 兔子 (tou3 zi2) — hare; rabbit
• 兔子不吃窩邊草 (tou3 zi2 bat1 hek3 wo1 bin1 cou2) — (lit.) a rabbit never eats the grass beside its own burrow (saying); (fig.) eve…
• 兔崽子 (tou3 zoi2 zi2) — brat; bastard

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