lit. to drain the pond to get at the fish (idiom); fig. to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
trad. 竭澤而漁
Also written 竭澤而漁【jié zé ér yú】
Characters in this word
4竭
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to exhaust
- Pinyin
- jié
- Strokes
- 14
- Frequency
- 21987 of 2500
泽
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pool, pond, (of metals etc) luster, favor or beneficence, damp, moist
- Pinyin
- zé
- Traditional
- 澤
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 15912 of 2500
而
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and, as well as, and so, but (not), yet (not), (indicates causal relation), (indicates change of state), (indicates contrast)
- Pinyin
- ér
- Strokes
- 6
- Frequency
- 131 of 2500
渔
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fisherman, to fish
- Pinyin
- yú
- Traditional
- 漁
- Strokes
- 11