竭泽而渔

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 竭泽而渔 – see 竭澤而漁 (“to drain the pond to get the fish; to kill the goose that lays the golden egg; to extract everything available at the moment at the sacrifice of long-term benefits”). (This term is the simplified form of 竭澤而漁).

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.