seek short-term interests(fén lín ér tián)

seek short-term interests

Burning forest and field, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is f é NL í n é RTI á n, which means to burn forest to hunt wild animals; it means to take it as a metaphor, regardless of immediate interests, regardless of long-term interests. From Han Feizi, difficult one.

The origin of Idioms

Han Feizi, difficult one: "burn forest and field, steal and many animals, there will be no animals after."

Idiom usage

It is used as predicate and attributive. example drilling flint for fire, building wood as a platform, ~, fishing in the water. Huainanzi benjingxun

Chinese PinYin : fén lín ér tián