得鱼忘筌

dé yú wàng quán

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Definitions

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

Child Words of 得鱼忘筌

得
dé

to obtain

得
de

structural particle: used after a verb (or adjective as main verb), linking it to following phrase indicating effect, degree, possibility etc

得
děi

to have to

忘
wàng

to forget

鱼
yú

fish

筌
quán

bamboo fish trap