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殺雞取卵

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See also: 杀鸡取卵

Chinese

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to kill; to murder; to slaughter fowl; chicken
to take; to get; to choose
to take; to get; to choose; to fetch
 
ovum
trad. (殺雞取卵/殺鷄取卵) /
simp. (杀鸡取卵)
Literally: “to kill the hen to get the eggs”.

Pronunciation

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Idiom

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殺雞取卵

  1. (figurative) to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
    挪用公款吃喝玩樂無異殺雞取卵自食惡果 [MSC, trad.]
    挪用公款吃喝玩乐无异杀鸡取卵自食恶果 [MSC, simp.]
    Nǐ nuóyòng gōngkuǎn lái chīhēwányuè, wúyì shì shājīqǔluǎn, zhōng jiāng zìshí'èguǒ. [Pinyin]
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  2. (figurative) politicians levy excessive taxes and do not hesitate to cut off the people's vitality
    秦始皇橫徵暴斂使百姓三餐不繼民不聊生方式無異殺雞取卵 [MSC, trad.]
    秦始皇横征暴敛使百姓三餐不继民不聊生方式无异杀鸡取卵 [MSC, simp.]
    Qínshǐhuáng héngzhēngbàoliǎn, shǐ bǎixìng sāncān bùjì, mínbùliáoshēng, zhè zhǒng fāngshì wúyì yú shājīqǔluǎn. [Pinyin]
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