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Meaning of 狡兎死して走狗烹らる(こうとししてそうくにらる) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 狡兎死して走狗烹らる

Kana Reading こうとししてそうくにらる

Romaji kōtoshishitesōkuniraru

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Meaning

When the enemy is defeated, the victorious soldiers can be killed off (lit: when the (fast) rabbit dies, the hunting dog is cooked)

Related Kanji

走 JLPT 4

7 strokes

run

On'Yomi: ソウ

Kun'Yomi: はし.る

死 JLPT 4

6 strokes

death, die

On'Yomi: シ

Kun'Yomi: し.ぬ, し.に-

兎

8 strokes

rabbit, hare

On'Yomi: ト, ツ

Kun'Yomi: うさぎ

烹

11 strokes

boil, cook

On'Yomi: ホウ

Kun'Yomi: に.る

狗

8 strokes

puppy, dog

On'Yomi: ク, コウ

Kun'Yomi: いぬ

狡

9 strokes

cunning, sly, crafty, niggardly

On'Yomi: コウ, キョウ

Kun'Yomi: ずる.い, こす.い, わるがしこ.い