鳥ㄋㄧㄠˇniǎo盡ㄐㄧㄣˋjìn弓ㄍㄨㄥgōng藏ㄘㄤˊcáng

  1. 飛鳥射盡之後，就收起弓箭不用。語本《史記·卷四一·越王句踐世家》：「蜚鳥盡，良弓藏；狡兔死，走狗烹。」比喻天下平定之後便遺棄功臣。三國魏·曹丕〈煌煌京洛行〉：「淮陰五刑，鳥盡弓藏。保身全名，獨有子房。」反崇功報德

英lit. the birds are over, the bow is put away (idiom)​; fig. to get rid of sb once he has served his purpose