- 兔死狗烹
- tùsǐ-gǒupēng[cook the hound when the hares have been run down; trusted aides are eliminated when they have outlived their usefulness, as the hounds are killed for food once all the hares are bagged] 把抓住兔子的猎狗烹煮吃掉。 比喻成就事业后就把有功之臣杀了, 只能共患难, 不能共欢乐。 多指独裁专权
Advanced Chinese dictionary. 2013.