竭澤而漁
Chinese edit
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 | ||
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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 edit
Idiom edit
竭澤而漁