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竭泽而渔 (竭澤而漁)

jié zé ér yú

Definition

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

Character Decomposition

竭
=
立
+
曷
泽
=
氵
+
？
而
=
丆
+
？
渔
=
氵
+
鱼

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