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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 |
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
- (figurative) to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
你挪用公款來吃喝玩樂，無異是殺雞取卵，終將自食惡果。 [MSC, trad.]
你挪用公款来吃喝玩乐，无异是杀鸡取卵，终将自食恶果。 [MSC, simp.]- Nǐ nuóyòng gōngkuǎn lái chīhēwányuè, wúyì shì shājīqǔluǎn, zhōng jiāng zìshí'èguǒ.
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- (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，這種方式無異於殺雞取卵。 [MSC, trad.]
秦始皇横征暴敛，使百姓三餐不继，民不聊生，这种方式无异于杀鸡取卵。 [MSC, simp.]- Qínshǐhuáng héngzhēngbàoliǎn, shǐ bǎixìng sāncān bùjì, mínbùliáoshēng, zhè zhǒng fāngshì wúyì yú shājīqǔluǎn.
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Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
殺雞取卵 (“to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs”)
References
- “Entry #129136”, in 重編國語辭典修訂本 [Revised Mandarin Chinese Dictionary] (in Chinese), National Academy for Educational Research (Taiwan), 2021.