竭泽而渔 (竭澤而漁) jié zé ér yú
jié zé ér yú
set phrase
to drain the pond to get at the fish
Domain: Idiom 成语
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '竭澤而漁'; Guoyu '竭澤而漁'; Mathews 1931 '竭澤而漁', p. 105)
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