This aphorism is used as a reminder that one should not stand out too much because doing so will invite the envy of their boss and colleagues. It figuratively means an able person will lose their position once they have served their purpose. The Chinese name of the bow 弓藏 is a part of the chengyu (idiom) ' the birds are annihilated, the bow is put away' ( Chinese: 鸟尽弓藏 niǎo jìn gōng cáng).Tartaglia is seen wielding this bow in his official Character Demo and in Collected Miscellany - 'Childe: Foul Legacy' | Genshin Impact.The accompanying bolt of lightning shot upwards, towards the sky, burning bright as the stars in the galaxy. Amidst the howling wind and rain there was but a single clap of thunder. On the night of his death there was a storm. He buried his bow in the ground and went to live as a hermit amidst the hills.Īllegedly, the story of his death is as follows:Įvery night, as the sound of a plucked string rang out from his home, a ray of brilliant purple light shot forth, and foul monsters dared not approach.

Nor did he speak again of the foul monsters slain by iron arrows shot from an iron bow. Thereafter, he never spoke again of arrows shot out of the sky. 'The ultimate profundity of speech is the word withheld, and the ultimate profundity in archery is the arrow spared.' In his twilight years, the archer had a revelation. His string sang like unrelenting thunder,Īnd his arrows shone like sun-soaked iron rain. He once slew monsters and bandits like silvergrass in the wind.Īs he pursued mastery in the discipline of archery, An ancient bow, as hard as cast iron, that once belonged to a famed archer.

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