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鳥盡弓藏

简鸟尽弓藏 · 繁鳥盡弓藏

Mandarin · pinyin niǎo jìn gōng cáng

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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3–4–1–2 · niao3 jin4 gong1 cang2

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niu5 zeon6 gung1 cong4

Pleco · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Word reading; meanings not aligned.

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