兔死狗烹

1. • when the rabbit is dead, the hunting dogs are cooked (idiom)

     lit.

2. • to discard or eliminate someone once they are no longer useful

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Character by character

• 兔(tù)rabbit
• 死(sǐ)die
• 狗(gǒu)dog
• 烹(pēng)cook by briefly stir-frying and then mixing in sauce