Jiǎo tù sǐ, liáng gǒu pēng; gāo niǎo jìn, liánggōng cáng.

狡兔死,良狗烹; 高鳥盡,良弓藏。

Lit [When] the wiliest hare is caught, the good [hunting] dog is [killed and] cooked; [when] the high [flying] birds are all [shot], the fine bow/archer is put away.

Fig When victory is won, those who have performed meritorious service are eliminated or ignored.

Note [Rhyme; cf. Shǐ Jì: Huái Yīn Hóu Lièzhuàn; note: liánggōng, (lit) “fine bow,” can also refer to a fine archer.]

Topics Huái Yīn Hóu Lièzhuàn INJUSTICE liánggōng REWARDS rhyme SERVICE Shǐ_Jì