What does it mean to catch fish from the lake?

Exhaust the lake to fish

[Idiom explanation] Ze: pool, lake. Drain the pond to catch fish. It is a metaphor for taking without leaving any room, only seeking immediate benefits without making long-term plans. It also describes the reactionaries’ cruel exploitation of the people.

[Origin of the allusion] "Lu Shi Chun Qiu·Yi Shang": "If you fish in the pond, you won't get something? And there will be no fish next year."

[Translation] Drain the pond to catch fish , how could there be no gain. It’s just that there will be no more fish in the future.

[Synonyms] Kill the goose to get the eggs, leaving no room

[Antonyms] Think long term

[Common usage] Commonly used

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Kill the chicken to get the egg

[Idiom explanation] Egg: egg. In order to get the eggs, he did not hesitate to kill the chicken. It is a metaphor for coveting immediate benefits without caring about long-term interests.

[Source of the allusion] Chapter 32 of Volume 2 of Yao Xueyin's "Li Zicheng": Please stop fishing in the lake, killing the chicken to get the eggs, and leaving a sliver of life for the common people.

[Synonyms] lure doves to quench thirst, lose big for small things

[Antonyms] be far-sighted, kill two birds with one stone

[Commonly used] Commonly used