竭泽而渔

Traditional: 竭澤而漁

jié zé ér yú

Dictionary entry

lit. to drain the pond to get at the fish (idiom)

What does 竭泽而渔 mean?

竭泽而渔 (jié zé ér yú) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. to drain the pond to get at the fish (idiom)

2fig. to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs

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竭jiéto exhaust 泽zépool · pond 而érand · as well as 渔yúfisherman · to fish

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竭泽而渔

jié zé ér yú

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