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Let’s learn about the idiom 「焚林竭澤」! Its detailed explanation and usage are presented below.
Burn the forests to make fields, drain the lakes to fish. A metaphor for only seeking immediate benefits.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
fén lín jié zé
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
fan4 lam4 kit3 jaak6
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