竭澤而漁

Simplified: 竭泽而渔

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jiézé'éryú ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄗㄜˊ ㄦˊ ㄩˊ

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

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