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.