狡兎死して走狗烹らる

こうとししてそうくにらる

Also written 狡兎死して走狗煮らる

Meanings

1. Expression when the enemy is defeated, the victorious soldiers can be killed off (literally: when the nimble rabbit dies, the hunting dog is cooked)

Kanji

• 狡 cunning; sly; crafty. Read as コウ.
• 兎 rabbit; hare
• 死 die. Read as しぬ.
• 走 run. Read as ソウ.
• 狗 puppy; dog. Read as コウ.
• 烹 boil; cook. Read as にる.

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