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

杀鸡取卵
shā jī qǔ luǎn
sh+ā·1st tonej+ī·1st toneq+ǚ·3rd tonel+uǎn·3rd tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
to save a little only to lose a lot (idiom)因小失大yīn xiǎo shī dàresort to a remedy worse than the ailment · cut out a piece of one's flesh to cure a boil · a makeshift to tide over a present difficulty · rob one's belly to cover one's back剜肉补疮wān ròu bǔ chuānglit. to drain the pond to get at the fish (idiom) · fig. to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs竭泽而渔jié zé ér yú
Antonyms
to stand tall and see far (idiom); taking the long and broad view · acute foresight高瞻远瞩gāo zhān yuǎn zhǔ(lit.) one action, two gains (idiom) · (fig.) two birds with one stone一举两得yī jǔ liǎng dé
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