竭澤而漁

Chinese

		exhaust	beneficence; marsh	and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)	fisherman; to fish
trad. (竭澤而漁)		竭	澤	而	漁
simp. (竭泽而渔)		竭	泽	而	渔
Literally: “to drain the pond to get the fish”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiézé'éryú

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄗㄜˊ ㄦˊ ㄩˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kit³ zaak⁶ ji⁴ jyu⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: jiézé'éryú
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄗㄜˊ ㄦˊ ㄩˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyetzererlyu
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiézé'éryú
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕjɛ³⁵ t͡sɤ³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ y³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: kit³ zaak⁶ ji⁴ jyu⁴
  - Yale: kit jaahk yìh yùh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kit⁸ dzaak⁹ ji⁴ jy⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: kid³ zag⁶ yi⁴ yu⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰiːt̚³ t͡säːk̚² jiː²¹ jyː²¹/

Idiom

竭澤而漁

to kill the goose that lays the golden egg; to extract everything available at the moment at the sacrifice of long-term benefits

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