涸泽而渔

涸澤而漁
hézééryú
see 竭泽而渔 jiézééryú

CEDICT

排尽池湖的水而捕鱼。比喻一味的耗尽、榨取而不留馀地。《宋书．卷七○．袁淑传》：「是由涸泽而渔，焚林而狩，若浚风之舞轻箨，杲日之拂浮霜。」也作「竭泽而渔」。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 涸 hé
  1. to dry
  2. to dry up
2 泽 zé
  1. pool
  2. pond
  3. (of metals etc) luster
  4. favor or beneficence
  5. damp
  6. moist
3 而 ér
  1. and
  2. as well as
  3. and so
  4. but (not)
  5. yet (not)
  6. (indicates causal relation)
  7. (indicates change of state)
  8. (indicates contrast)
4 渔 yú
  1. fisherman
  2. to fish