竭泽而渔

Traditional form:

竭澤而漁

Pinyin (reading):

jiézé'éryú

Definitions:

• lit. to drain the pond to get at the fish (idiom)
• fig. to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs

Characters:

• 竭 - to exhaust; to put forth great effort
• 泽 - marsh, swamp; brilliance, grace
• 而 - and, and then, and yet; but
• 渔 - fisherman; to fish; to pursue; to sieze

Traditional characters:

• 竭 - to exhaust; to put forth great effort
• 澤 - marsh, swamp; brilliance, grace
• 而 - and, and then, and yet; but
• 漁 - fisherman; to fish; to pursue; to sieze