竭泽而渔
竭泽而渔
jié zé ér yú
lit. to drain the pond to get at the fish (idiom); fig. to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
idiom
Traditional: 竭澤而漁
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- (idiom) lit. to drain the pond to get at the fish (idiom)
- fig. to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
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Related Words
杀鸡取卵(shā jī qǔ luǎn)— lit. to kill the chicken to get the eggs (idiom)
→钱树(qián shù)— money tree
→宁做鸡头，不做凤尾(nìng zuò jī tóu , bù zuò fèng wěi)— lit. would rather be a chicken's head than a phoenix's tail (idiom)
→临渊羡鱼，不如退而结网(lín yuān xiàn yú , bù rú tuì ér jié wǎng)— better to go home and weave a net than to stand by the pond longing for fish (idiom)
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