過河拆橋 [过－－桥]

Jyutping gwo3 ho4 caak3 kiu4
Pinyin guò hé chāi qiáo

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. lit. to destroy the bridge after crossing the river (idiom)
  2. fig. to abandon one's benefactor upon achieving one's goal
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
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Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to burn one's bridges; to abandon one's benefactor upon achieving one's goal
    (syn.) 忘恩負義, 忘恩负义
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    过河拆桥。
    過河拆橋。
    guò hé chāi qiáo 。
    • Danger past, God forgotten.
    • Burn that bridge when one comes to it.
    • Destroy one's bridges after one has crossed the river.