Chinese Word: 杀鸡取卵 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

lit. to kill the chicken to get the eggs (idiom); fig. to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs

1		bú yào 不要 shā jī qǔ luǎn 杀鸡取卵。（ bú yào 不要 zì jué 自绝 cái yuán 财源。） Don't kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.
2		nà 那 jiù 就 chéng 成 le 了 shā jī qǔ luǎn 杀鸡取卵， zhǐ gù 只顾 yǎn qián 眼前。 That will be killing the goose that lays the golden egg.
3		ài měi 艾美， nǐ 你 bù xiǎng 不想 zuò 做 shā jī qǔ luǎn 杀鸡取卵 de 的 shì 事 ba 吧。 Emmy, you don't want to take the eggs out of that nest.
4		xī là 希腊 yù yán 寓言 jiào dǎo 教导 wǒ men 我们： “ wù 勿 shā jī qǔ luǎn 杀鸡取卵。 ” Greek fable teaches us, "Kill not the goose that lays the golden egg."
5		hǎo mù rén 好牧人 zhǐ 只 jiǎn yáng máo 剪羊毛， bù 不 bāo 剥 yáng pí 羊皮。（ bú yào 不要 shā jī qǔ luǎn 杀鸡取卵） A good shepherd must fleece his sheep but not flay them.

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1		bú yào 不要 shā jī qǔ luǎn 杀鸡取卵。（ bú yào 不要 zì jué 自绝 cái yuán 财源。） Don't kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.
2		nà 那 jiù 就 chéng 成 le 了 shā jī qǔ luǎn 杀鸡取卵， zhǐ gù 只顾 yǎn qián 眼前。 That will be killing the goose that lays the golden egg.
3		ài měi 艾美， nǐ 你 bù xiǎng 不想 zuò 做 shā jī qǔ luǎn 杀鸡取卵 de 的 shì 事 ba 吧。 Emmy, you don't want to take the eggs out of that nest.
4		xī là 希腊 yù yán 寓言 jiào dǎo 教导 wǒ men 我们： “ wù 勿 shā jī qǔ luǎn 杀鸡取卵。 ” Greek fable teaches us, "Kill not the goose that lays the golden egg."
5		hǎo mù rén 好牧人 zhǐ 只 jiǎn yáng máo 剪羊毛， bù 不 bāo 剥 yáng pí 羊皮。（ bú yào 不要 shā jī qǔ luǎn 杀鸡取卵） A good shepherd must fleece his sheep but not flay them.