lit. to kill the donkey when the grinding is done (idiom); fig. to get rid of sb once he has ceased to be useful
trad. 卸磨殺驢
Also written 卸磨殺驢【xiè mò shā lǘ】
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4卸
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to unload; to remove; to detach; to get rid of
- Pinyin
- xiè
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 26423 of 2500
磨
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to rub, to grind, to polish, to sharpen, to wear down, to die out, to waste time, to pester, to insist
- Pinyin
- mó
- Strokes
- 16
- Frequency
- 15087 of 2500
杀
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to kill; to slay; to murder; to attack, to weaken; to reduce, (dialect) to smart, (used after a verb) extremely
- Pinyin
- shā
- Traditional
- 殺
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 218 of 2500
驴
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variant of 驢|驴[lu:2]
- Pinyin
- lǘ
- Traditional
- 馿
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 8339 of 2500