得魚忘筌dé yú wàng quánafter catching fish,the trap is forgotten; forget the trap as soon as the fish is caught; forget the means by which the end is attained; forget the things (/conditions) which bring one success; kick down the ladder
? 你這樣～，總有一天要摔跟頭的。The way you do things is like kicking off the ladder below you. You will come a cropper one of these days. 得魚忘筌dé yú wànɡ quán荃：捕魚用的竹器。指捕得了魚就忘記了荃。比喻達到目的或成功后就背恩忘本。forget the means by which the end is attained, kick down the ladder, forget the things which bring his (her) success |