竭澤而漁

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Chinese

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exhaust beneficence; marsh
and; as well as; but (not)
and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)
 
fisherman; to fish
trad. (竭澤而漁)
simp. (竭泽而渔)
Literally: “to drain the pond to get the fish”.

Pronunciation

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Idiom

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竭澤而漁

  1. to kill the goose that lays the golden egg; to extract everything available at the moment at the sacrifice of long-term benefits