得鱼忘筌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
❍ 你这样～，总有一天要摔跟头的。The way you do things is like kicking off the ladder below you. You will come a cropper one of these days. 得鱼忘筌dé yú wànɡ quán荃：捕鱼用的竹器。指捕得了鱼就忘记了荃。比喻达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 |