See 殺雞取卵 on Wiktionary
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"literal_meaning": "to kill the hen to get the eggs",
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"roman": "Nǐ nuóyòng gōngkuǎn lái chīhēwányuè, wúyì shì shājīqǔluǎn, zhōng jiāng zìshí'èguǒ.",
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"text": "你挪用公款來吃喝玩樂，無異是殺雞取卵，終將自食惡果。",
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"text": "你挪用公款来吃喝玩乐，无异是杀鸡取卵，终将自食恶果。",
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"roman": "Qínshǐhuáng héngzhēngbàoliǎn, shǐ bǎixìng sāncān bùjì, mínbùliáoshēng, zhè zhǒng fāngshì wúyì yú shājīqǔluǎn.",
"tags": [
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"text": "秦始皇橫徵暴斂，使百姓三餐不繼，民不聊生，這種方式無異於殺雞取卵。",
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"roman": "Qínshǐhuáng héngzhēngbàoliǎn, shǐ bǎixìng sāncān bùjì, mínbùliáoshēng, zhè zhǒng fāngshì wúyì yú shājīqǔluǎn.",
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"Simplified-Chinese"
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"text": "秦始皇横征暴敛，使百姓三餐不继，民不聊生，这种方式无异于杀鸡取卵。",
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"zh_pron": "shājīqǔluǎn"
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"zh_pron": "ㄕㄚ ㄐㄧ ㄑㄩˇ ㄌㄨㄢˇ"
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],
"zh_pron": "saat³ gai¹ ceoi² leon²"
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"Standard-Chinese",
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"zh_pron": "shājīqǔluǎn [Phonetic: shājīqúluǎn"
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"Standard-Chinese",
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"zh_pron": "ㄕㄚ ㄐㄧ ㄑㄩˇ ㄌㄨㄢˇ"
},
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"Standard-Chinese",
"Tongyong-Pinyin"
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"zh_pron": "shajicyǔluǎn"
},
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"Standard-Chinese",
"Wade-Giles"
],
"zh_pron": "sha¹-chi¹-chʻü³-luan³"
},
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"Standard-Chinese",
"Yale"
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"zh_pron": "shā-jī-chyǔ-lwǎn"
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"Standard-Chinese",
"Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
],
"zh_pron": "shajicheuloan"
},
{
"roman": "šaczicjujluanʹ",
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"Mandarin",
"Standard-Chinese",
"Palladius"
],
"zh_pron": "шацзицюйлуань"
},
{
"ipa": "/ʂä⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy²¹⁴⁻³⁵ lu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
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"Guangzhou",
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"zh_pron": "saat³ gai¹ ceoi² leon²"
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"Hong Kong"
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"tags": [
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"Guangzhou",
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"zh_pron": "saat gāi chéui léun"
},
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"Guangzhou",
"Cantonese",
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"zh_pron": "saat⁸ gai¹ tsoey² loen²"
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"tags": [
"Cantonese",
"Guangzhou",
"Guangdong-Romanization"
],
"zh_pron": "sad³ gei¹ cêu² lên²"
},
{
"ipa": "/saːt̚³ kɐi̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɵy̯³⁵ lɵn³⁵/",
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"word": "刣雞取卵"
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"word": "刣雞閹卵"
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"word": "刣雞閹卵"
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"roman": "jiézé'éryú",
"word": "竭澤而漁"
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"roman": "jiézé'éryú",
"word": "竭泽而渔"
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"roman": "Qínshǐhuáng héngzhēngbàoliǎn, shǐ bǎixìng sāncān bùjì, mínbùliáoshēng, zhè zhǒng fāngshì wúyì yú shājīqǔluǎn.",
"tags": [
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"text": "秦始皇橫徵暴斂，使百姓三餐不繼，民不聊生，這種方式無異於殺雞取卵。",
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"text": "秦始皇横征暴敛，使百姓三餐不继，民不聊生，这种方式无异于杀鸡取卵。",
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"zh_pron": "shājīqǔluǎn"
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"zh_pron": "ㄕㄚ ㄐㄧ ㄑㄩˇ ㄌㄨㄢˇ"
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"Jyutping"
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"zh_pron": "saat³ gai¹ ceoi² leon²"
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"zh_pron": "shājīqǔluǎn [Phonetic: shājīqúluǎn"
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"zh_pron": "ㄕㄚ ㄐㄧ ㄑㄩˇ ㄌㄨㄢˇ"
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"Standard-Chinese",
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"zh_pron": "shajicyǔluǎn"
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"zh_pron": "sha¹-chi¹-chʻü³-luan³"
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"Yale"
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"zh_pron": "shā-jī-chyǔ-lwǎn"
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"Standard-Chinese",
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"zh_pron": "shajicheuloan"
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"roman": "šaczicjujluanʹ",
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"Standard-Chinese",
"Palladius"
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"zh_pron": "шацзицюйлуань"
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"ipa": "/ʂä⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy²¹⁴⁻³⁵ lu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
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"zh_pron": "saat gāi chéui léun"
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"Guangzhou",
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"zh_pron": "sad³ gei¹ cêu² lên²"
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"ipa": "/saːt̚³ kɐi̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɵy̯³⁵ lɵn³⁵/",
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"word": "刣雞取卵"
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"word": "刣雞閹卵"
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"word": "刣雞閹卵"
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"roman": "jiézé'éryú",
"word": "竭澤而漁"
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"word": "竭泽而渔"
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"word": "殺雞取卵"
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