shā​jī​qǔ​luǎn

to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs

  • created reference approved 杀鸡取卵/殺雞取卵 → 竭泽而渔/竭澤而漁 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    杀鸡取卵 / 殺雞取卵 shā​jī​qǔ​luǎn

    竭泽而渔 / 竭澤而漁 jié​zé'ér​yú

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 杀鸡取卵/殺雞取卵 · shā​jī​qǔ​luǎn · to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    杀鸡取卵 / 殺雞取卵

    shā​jī​qǔ​luǎn

    to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs

    To sacrifice long-term interests for immediate, minor gains

    杀 (literal) → 杀/殺 · shā · to kill 鸡 (literal) → 鸡/雞 · jī · chicken 取 (literal) → 取 · qǔ · to take 卵 (literal) → 卵 · luǎn · egg; ovum; spawn

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 杀鸡取卵/殺雞取卵 · shā​jī​qǔ​luǎn · to ruin the source of one's livelihood — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    杀鸡取卵 / 殺雞取卵

    shā​jī​qǔ​luǎn

    to ruin the source of one's livelihood

    To impose excessive taxes or extortion that destroys the people's means of living

    杀 (literal) → 杀/殺 · shā · to kill 鸡 (literal) → 鸡/雞 · jī · chicken 取 (literal) → 取 · qǔ · to take 卵 (literal) → 卵 · luǎn · egg; ovum; spawn

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense