created reference approved 甘井先竭 → 甘泉必竭 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
甘井先竭 gānjǐngxiānjié
甘泉必竭 gānquánbìjié
same_as
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created reference approved 甘井先竭 → 直木先伐 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
甘井先竭 gānjǐngxiānjié
直木先伐 zhímùxiānfá
see
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created sense approved 甘井先竭 · gānjǐngxiānjié · the sweet well is exhausted first — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
甘井先竭
gānjǐngxiānjié
the sweet well is exhausted first
(idiom) a sweet-water well will be the first to dry up; used as a metaphor for how people of great talent are often overworked or burdened until they decline or burn out early
甘 (literal) → 甘 · gān · sweet 井 (literal) → 井 · jǐng · well 先 (literal) → 先 · xiān · first 竭 (literal) → 竭 · jié · to dry up
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