殺雞取卵

Simplified: 杀鸡取卵

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shājīqǔluǎn ㄕㄚㄐㄧㄑㄩˇ ㄌㄨㄢˇ

- lit. to kill the chicken to get the eggs (idiom)
- fig. to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs

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