得鱼忘筌 in English de2 yu2 wang4 quan2 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) catch fish then forget the trap (idiomatic expression, from Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]); metaphorically to take help for granted

Simplified Characters

得 鱼 忘 筌

Traditional Characters

得 魚 忘 筌

Pinyin

de2 yu2 wang4 quan2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

得de2to obtain 鱼yu2surname Yu 忘wang4to forget 筌quan2bamboo fish trap