- 乂(cut; eliminate)
- 木(wood; tree)
Using a weapon to chop into wood creates the image of killing and destruction.
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lit. to kill the chicken to get the eggs (idiom)
Killing the hen to get eggs is not advisable.
fig. to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
We cannot kill the hen to get the eggs.
lit. to kill the chicken to get the eggs (idiom)
Killing the hen to get eggs is not advisable.
fig. to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
We cannot kill the hen to get the eggs.
Using a weapon to chop into wood creates the image of killing and destruction.
A chicken is a short-tailed bird that crows "he-he" every early morning.
The right hand grasps the enemy's ear — that is how ancients took spoils of war.
The character 卵 pictures two eggs lying next to each other in a nest.
Using a weapon to chop into wood creates the image of killing and destruction.
A chicken is a short-tailed bird that crows "he-he" every early morning.
The right hand grasps the enemy's ear — that is how ancients took spoils of war.
The character 卵 pictures two eggs lying next to each other in a nest.
lit. to kill the chicken to get the eggs (idiom)
lit. to kill the chicken to get the eggs (idiom)
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