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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 杀鸡取卵
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 杀鸡取卵 | shā jī qǔ luǎn | - lit. to kill the chicken to get the eggs (idiom) - fig. to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs |
List Ranking:
Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.
| HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | - | - | 69,634 | 54,609 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 杀 | shā | - to kill; to slay; to murder; to attack - to weaken; to reduce - (dialect) to smart - (used after a verb) extremely |
| 鸡 | jī | - fowl - chicken - CL:隻|只[zhi1] - (slang) prostitute |
| 取 | qǔ | - to take - to get - to choose - to fetch |
| 卵 | luǎn | - egg; ovum; spawn - (coll.) testicles - (old) penis - (expletive) fucking |
Other Words Containing 杀鸡取卵
Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.
| Word | HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
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