殺雞取卵

See also: 杀鸡取卵

Chinese

		to kill; to murder; to slaughter	fowl; chicken	to take; to get; to choose to take; to get; to choose; to fetch	ovum
trad. (殺雞取卵/殺鷄取卵)		殺	雞/鷄	取	卵
simp. (杀鸡取卵)		杀	鸡	取	卵
Literally: “Kill the hen to get the eggs”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shājīqǔluǎn

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄚㄐㄧㄑㄩˇ ㄌㄨㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): saat³ gai¹ ceoi² leon^5-2

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: shājīqǔluǎn [Phonetic: shājīqúluǎn]
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄚㄐㄧㄑㄩˇ ㄌㄨㄢˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shajicheuloan
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂa̠⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy²¹⁴⁻³⁵ lu̯a̠n²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: saat³ gai¹ ceoi² leon^5-2
  - Yale: saat gāi chéui léun
  - Cantonese Pinyin: saat⁸ gai¹ tsoey² loen^5-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: sad³ gei¹ cêu² lên²
  - IPA ^(key): /sɑːt̚³ kɐi̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰɵy̯³⁵ lɵn¹³⁻³⁵/

Idiom

殺雞取卵

to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs

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