Read Edit View history 竭泽而渔 jiézé'éryú to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Senses Add sense 竭泽而渔/ 竭澤而漁 jiézé'éryú to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs To drain a pond to catch all the fish; describes taking everything for immediate gain without thinking of the future. Edit Delete References Add reference same_as 竭泽而渔/竭澤而漁 → 涸泽而渔/涸澤而漁 Edit Delete synonym 杀鸡取卵/殺雞取卵 → 竭泽而渔/竭澤而漁 Edit Delete same_as 涸泽而渔/涸澤而漁 → 竭泽而渔/竭澤而漁 Edit Delete
竭泽而渔/ 竭澤而漁 jiézé'éryú to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs To drain a pond to catch all the fish; describes taking everything for immediate gain without thinking of the future. Edit Delete