| 竭 |
jié zé ér yú | lit. to drain the pond to get at the fish (idiom) / fig. to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs |
| 竭 |
jié | to exhaust |
| 泽 |
zé | pool / pond / (of metals etc) luster / favor or beneficence / damp / moist |
| 而 |
ér | and / as well as / and so / but (not) / yet (not) / (indicates causal relation) / (indicates change of state) / (indicates contrast) |
| 渔 |
yú | fisherman / to fish |