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竭泽而渔
jié zé ér yú
What 竭泽而渔 means
- lit. to drain the pond to get at the fish (idiom)
- fig. to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
The characters in 竭泽而渔
- 竭jiéto exhaust
- 泽zépool; pond; (of metals etc) luster
- 而érand; as well as; and so
- 渔yúfisherman; to fish
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