Meaning of 竭泽而渔
竭泽而渔 means to drain the pond to catch all the fish; to be shortsighted; to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs. Pronounced jié zé ér yú.
- to drain the pond to catch all the fish; to be shortsighted; to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
Definitions & Examples
Guò过
dù度
kāi开
cǎi采
kuàng矿
chǎn产
zī资
yuán源
shì是
jié竭
zé泽
ér而
yú渔
de的
zuò做
fǎ法
。
Over-exploiting mineral resources is like draining the pond to get the fish.
Wǒ我
men们
bù不
néng能
wèi为
le了
zhuī追
qiú求
duǎn短
qī期
lì利
rùn润
ér而
jié竭
zé泽
ér而
yú渔
。
We should not kill the goose that lays the golden eggs for the sake of short-term profit.
Zài在
jiào教
yù育
shang上
jiǎn减
shǎo少
tóu投
zī资
wú无
yì异
yú于
jié竭
zé泽
ér而
yú渔
。
Cutting investment in education is tantamount to being shortsighted and unsustainable.
Zhèng政
fǔ府
bì必
xū须
zhì制
dìng定
zhèng政
cè策
，
fáng防
zhǐ止
duì对
qǐ企
yè业
jié竭
zé泽
ér而
yú渔
。
The government must set policies to prevent unsustainable exploitation of enterprises.