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drain the pond to get/catch all the fish; make a thorough but unwise exploitation; kill the goose that lays golden eggs

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jié zé ér yú

竭 泽 而 渔

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derogdrain the pond to get/catch all the fish; make a thorough but unwise exploitation; kill the goose that lays golden eggs
- běn wén jǐn kě néng jié zé ér yú de zhàn yǒu cái liào
  本文尽可能竭泽而渔地占有材料。
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synonym
shā jī qǔ luǎn杀鸡取卵 hé zé ér yú涸泽而渔

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"渔" cannot be written as "鱼".

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