鳥盡弓藏
See also: 鸟尽弓藏
Chinese
| bird | 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 something) |
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 | |
| Literally: “The birds are over, the bow is put away”. | |||||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: niǎojìngōngcáng
- Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄘㄤˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: niǎojìngongcáng
- Wade–Giles: niao3-chin4-kung1-tsʻang2
- Yale: nyǎu-jìn-gūng-tsáng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: neaujinngongtsarng
- Palladius: няоцзиньгунцан (njaoczinʹguncan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ni̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕin⁵¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɑŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: niu5 zeon6 gung1 cong4
- Yale: níuh jeuhn gūng chòhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: niu5 dzoen6 gung1 tsong4
- Guangdong Romanization: niu5 zên6 gung1 cong4
- Sinological IPA (key): /niːu̯¹³ t͡sɵn²² kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔːŋ²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Proverb
鳥盡弓藏
- to cast somebody or something aside when the purpose has been served
Synonyms
- 飛鳥盡，良弓藏 / 飞鸟尽，良弓藏