鳥盡弓藏

See also: 鸟尽弓藏

Chinese

		bird; penis	to use up; to exhaust; to end to use up; to exhaust; to end; to finish; to the utmost; exhausted; finished; to the limit (of sth)	a bow (weapon)	storehouse; depository; Buddhist or Taoist scripture storehouse; depository; Buddhist or Taoist scripture; Zang; Tibet; to hide away; to conceal; to harbor; store; accumulate
trad. (鳥盡弓藏)		鳥	盡	弓	藏
simp. (鸟尽弓藏)		鸟	尽	弓	藏

Etymology

The birds are over, the bow is put away

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): niǎojìngōngcáng

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄍㄨㄥㄘㄤˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): niu⁵ zeon⁶ gung¹ cong⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: niǎojìngōngcáng
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄍㄨㄥㄘㄤˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: neaujinngongtsarng
  - IPA ^(key): /ni̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕin⁵¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɑŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: niu⁵ zeon⁶ gung¹ cong⁴
  - Yale: níuh jeuhn gūng chòhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: niu⁵ dzoen⁶ gung¹ tsong⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: niu⁵ zên⁶ gung¹ cong⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /niːu̯¹³ t͡ʃɵn²² kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔːŋ²¹/

Proverb

鳥盡弓藏

to cast somebody or something aside when the purpose has been served

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