lit. catch fish then forget the trap (idiom, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]); fig. to take help for granted
trad. 得魚忘筌
Also written 得魚忘筌【dé yú wàng quán】
Characters in this word
4得
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to obtain, to get, to gain, to catch (a disease), proper, suitable, proud, contented, to allow, to permit, ready, finished
- Pinyin
- dé
- Strokes
- 11
- Frequency
- 62 of 2500
鱼
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surname Yu
- Pinyin
- Yú
- Traditional
- 魚
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 1545 of 2500
忘
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to forget, to overlook, to neglect
- Pinyin
- wàng
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 551 of 2500
筌
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bamboo fish trap
- Pinyin
- quán
- Strokes
- 12