粵

竭kit3澤zaak6而ji4漁jyu4

simp竭泽而渔
kit3 zaak6 ji4 jyu4jié zé ér yú

English

  1. lit. to drain the pond to get at the fish (idiom)
  2. fig. to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese

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