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殺雞取卵. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
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Chinese
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to kill; to murder; to slaughter
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fowl; chicken
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to take; to get; to choose to take; to get; to choose; to fetch
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ovum
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| trad. (殺雞取卵/殺鷄取卵)
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殺
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雞/鷄
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取
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卵
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| simp. (杀鸡取卵)
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杀
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鸡
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取
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卵
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| Literally: “to kill the hen to get the eggs”.
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Pronunciation
Idiom
殺雞取卵
- to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
殺雞取卵 (“to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs”)