涸泽而渔

Traditional: 涸澤而漁

hé zé ér yú

Dictionary entry

see 竭澤而漁|竭泽而渔[jie2 ze2 er2 yu2]

What does 涸泽而渔 mean?

涸泽而渔 (hé zé ér yú) has the following dictionary meaning.

1see 竭澤而漁|竭泽而渔[jie2 ze2 er2 yu2]

Character breakdown

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涸héto dry · to dry up 泽zépool · pond 而érand · as well as 渔yúfisherman · to fish

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涸泽而渔

hé zé ér yú

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