| 卸磨杀驴 |
xiè mò shā lǘ |
lit. to kill the donkey when the grinding is done (idiom) / fig. to get rid of sb once he has ceased to be useful |
| 卸 |
xiè |
to unload / to unhitch / to remove or strip / to get rid of |
| 磨 |
mó |
to rub / to grind / to polish / to sharpen / to wear down / to die out / to waste time / to pester / to insist |
| 磨 |
mò |
grindstone / to grind / to turn round |
| 杀 |
shā |
to kill; to slay; to murder; to attack / to weaken; to reduce / (dialect) to smart / (used after a verb) extremely |
| 驴 |
lǘ |
variant of 驴 |
| 驴 |
lǘ |
donkey / CL:头 |