得鱼忘筌

dé yú wàng quán · de yu wang quan

Traditional 得魚忘筌

Meaning

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

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