得魚忘筌 — de2 yu2 wang4 quan2 — Chinese Dictionary

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Definitions4 characters

de² yu² wang⁴ quan²

lit. catch fish then forget the trap (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子 and 庄子Zhuang¹ zi³); fig. to take help for granted

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Pronunciations

得

魚

忘

筌

As word

1

de²

lit. catch fish then forget the trap (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子 [Zhuang1 zi3]); fig. to take help for granted

2

yu²

lit. catch fish then forget the trap (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子 [Zhuang1 zi3]); fig. to take help for granted

3

wang⁴

lit. catch fish then forget the trap (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子 [Zhuang1 zi3]); fig. to take help for granted

4

quan²

lit. catch fish then forget the trap (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子 [Zhuang1 zi3]); fig. to take help for granted