135 Gain, loss 得失 (déshī) kill the hen to get the eggs 24 杀鸡取卵 [殺鷄--] shājīqǔluǎn (kill-hen-get-egg) kill the hen to get the eggs: 为了发展经济而牺牲环境, 就是 ~的做法. Developing the economy at the expense of the environment is no less than killing the goose to get the golden egg. || 这家知名公司消减科研经费, 等于是在 ~. The famous company that cuts back on research and development is killing the goose that lays the golden egg. '