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    3. 狡兎死して走狗烹らる

    狡兎死して走狗烹らる

    狡こう兎と死しし​て​走そう狗く烹にら​る​

    when the enemy is defeated, the victorious soldiers can be killed off

    NTExpressionsHistoryLiteratureKanji Vocab54 strokes

    狡兎死して走狗煮らる

    こうとししてそうくにらる

    Expressions

    1.
    when the enemy is defeated, the victorious soldiers can be killed off, when the nimble rabbit dies, the hunting dog is cooked

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    Characters that make up this word

    狡
    ずる.い・こす.い・わるがしこ.い…(2)
    cunning・sly・crafty・miserly・mean…(1)
    Kanji
    兎
    うさぎ…(2)
    rabbit・hare
    Kanji
    死
    し.ぬ・し.に-…(1)
    death・die
    Kanji
    走
    はし.る…(2)
    run
    Kanji
    狗
    いぬ…(2)
    puppy・dog
    Kanji
    烹
    に.る…(1)
    boil・cook
    Kanji
    し
    shi
    Kana
    て
    te
    Kana
    ら
    ra
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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    • 狡
    • 兎
    • 死
    • 走
    • 狗
    • 烹
    • し
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    • ら
    • る

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