Correct
杀鸡取卵
/ shā jī qǔ luǎn /
Strokes
Definition
lit. to kill the chicken to get the eggs (idiom)/fig. to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
Example
Definition
kill the hen to get the eggs—kill the goose that lays golden eggs; be after only immediate interests
1
Lànfá
滥伐
línmù
林木
,
wúyì
无异
yú
于
shājīqǔluǎn
杀鸡取卵
。
Denudation of forests is tantamount to killing the goose that lays golden eggs.