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杀鸡取卵

shājīqǔluǎn

Traditional: 殺雞取卵

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

Character Breakdown

杀
shā
to kill, to murder, to slaughter; to hurt
HSK 5
鸡
jī
chicken
HSK 2
取
qǔ
to take, to receive, to obtain; to select
HSK 4
卵
luǎn
egg, ovum, roe; ovary, testes; to spawn

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