gān​jǐng​xiān​jié

the sweet well is exhausted first

  1. sweet
    (bound form) sweet; pleasant; delightful
  2. well
    deep hole dug in the ground to obtain water, oil, or gas; also describes things shaped like a well shaft such as a skylight or mine shaft
  3. xiān adverb
    first
    earlier in time or sequence; beforehand; in advance
  4. to dry up
    (bound form) to dry up or become parched, as with a body of water or a source of energy