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竭澤而漁 (kit3 zaak6 ji4 jyu4) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

竭澤而漁 (kit3 zaak6 ji4 jyu4, jié zé ér yú) — 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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Usage

Level

beyond HSK

Related words

• 竭力 (kit3 lik6) — (verb) Do someone's best
• 竭 (git3) — to exhaust; to make the utmost efforts; to try one's best; exhausted; used up
• 竭 (kit3) — to exhaust; to make the utmost efforts; to try one's best; exhausted; used up
• 竭心 (kit3 sam1) — to do one's utmost
• 竭盡 (kit3 zeon6) — to use up; to exhaust
• 竭盡全力 (kit3 zeon6 cyun4 lik6) — (idiom) to spare no effort; to do one's utmost

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