過河拆橋
Chinese
to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker) to cross; to go over; (experienced action marker); to pass; to celebrate; to live; to get along; excessively; too- |
river | to tear open; to tear down; to tear apart to tear open; to tear down; to tear apart; to open |
bridge | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (過河拆橋) | 過 | 河 | 拆 | 橋 | |
| simp. (过河拆桥) | 过 | 河 | 拆 | 桥 | |
| Literally: “cross the river, tear down the bridge”. | |||||
Pronunciation
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 過河拆橋 (“to abandon one's benefactor upon achieving one's goal”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 過河拆橋, 過河抽板, 過橋拆橋, 過橋抽板 | |
| Mandarin | Beijing | 過河拆橋 |
| Taiwan | 過河拆橋 | |
| Malaysia | 過河拆橋 | |
| Singapore | 過河拆橋 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 過橋抽板 |
| Hong Kong | 過橋抽板 | |
| Kaiping (Chikan) | 過橋抽板 | |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 過橋抽板 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 過橋㧍板 |
| Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 過橋掹板 | |
| Yudu | 過河拆橋, 過橋抽板 | |
| Min Nan | Xiamen | 橋過拐抽 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 過河拔橋 |
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