drain the pond to catch all the fish
The Chinese idiom, pronounced Ji é Z é ry ú, means to fish by draining all the water in a lake or pool. It refers to being short-sighted, focusing only on immediate interests and ignoring long-term plans. It comes from the spring and Autumn Annals of the Lu family.
Discrimination of words
To kill a chicken for its eggs
Idiom usage
It has a derogatory meaning.
The origin of Idioms
If you fish with all your might, won't you get it? In the coming year, there will be no fish. If we burn our fields, will we not get them? There will be no animals in the coming year. Although the way of deceiving and deceiving can be stolen today, it will not be recovered later. It is not a long skill.
Idiom story
In the spring and Autumn period, Duke Wen of Jin led his army to confront the state of Chu in Chengpu. He asked Hu Yan how to win over the powerful Chu army. Hu Yan offered to cheat. He asked Yongji how to deal with it. Yongji said that the only way to cheat was to dry up the water and catch fish. By the next year, there would be no fish to catch. Fighting still depends on strength. Jin Wengong's tactics defeated Chu army, but Yongji was superior to Hu Yan when he discussed merits and rewards. He said: "how can we think that the benefit of a moment is more important than the plan of a hundred years?"
Chinese PinYin : jié zé ér yú
drain the pond to catch all the fish
great mansion on the point of collapse. dà shà jiāng qīng
steadfastly stand on one's ground. kuī rán bù dòng
loving care a mother gives to her child. wēi gàn bì shī
introduce comic remarks in dialogue. sā kē dǎ hùn
treat people differently according to preferment. kàn rén xíng shì