Progressing from characters to words and idioms marks advanced Chinese. This guide freely explains 「獲兔烹狗」 for your learning.
Today, we explore the idiom 「獲兔烹狗」. Below, we’ll cover its meaning and practical uses.
It is a metaphor for excluding or even killing meritorious officials after the achievement of a goal. Also written as “When the cunning rabbit dies, the good dog is cooked.”
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
huò tù pēng gǒu
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
wok6 tou3 paang1 gau2
There’s no shortage of Chinese idioms, each offering unique meanings and ways to use them. This guide is here to assist you as you improve your understanding of the language.
