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竭泽而渔

竭
竭
泽
澤
而
而
渔
漁
lit. to drain the pond to get at the fish (idiom) / fig. to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs

Characters and words in 竭泽而渔

竭
jié = ji + e2
to exhaust
Add a new mnemonic for 竭 = 曷 + 立
泽
澤
zé = z + e2
pool / pond / (of metals etc) luster / favor or beneficence / damp / moist
Add a new mnemonic for 泽 = 氵 + 又 + 二 + 丨
Add a new mnemonic for 澤 = 氵 + 睪
而
ér = Ø + Ø2
and / as well as / and so / but (not) / yet (not) / (indicates causal relation) / (indicates change of state) / (indicates contrast)
Add a new mnemonic for 而 = 𦉫 + 丆
渔
漁
yú = yu + Ø2
fisherman / to fish
Add a new mnemonic for 渔 = 氵 + 鱼
Add a new mnemonic for 漁 = 氵 + 魚

Words with 竭泽而渔

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Sentences with 竭泽而渔

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