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Fishing

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yú

ryou

어

漁 is the act or sport of fishing, in a single character.

Used the same way in Chinese, Japanese Kanji, and old Korean Hanja.

Drain the pond to get all the fish

Kill the goose that lays the golden eggs

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jié zé ér yú

Drain the pond to get all the fish Scroll

In 632 BC, Duke Wen of the Kingdom of Jin was about to lead an army against the forces of the Kingdom of Chu.
The Duke asked one of his advisers, Jiu Fan, how they could win the impending battle, as they were drastically outnumbered.
Jiu Fan said, “All is fair in war,” and suggested a plan of dishonorable tactics (cheating).
The Duke was unsure of this advice, so he asked another adviser, Yong Ji, who replied, “If you catch fish by draining the pond, you can certainly get all the fish. But there will be no fish the following year. You can cheat this one time in battle, but such tactics can only be used once, as the enemy will be wise in future encounters.”

The Duke heard the words of his wiser adviser but cheated to gain victory in the battle. However, he rewarded Yong Ji more than Jiu Fan at the victory celebration, stating that while Jiu Fan's advice gained one victory, the wise words of Yong Ji would last forever.

This Chinese idiom/proverb is still used, over 2600 years later to remind people not to burn bridges, cheat, or dishonor themselves in exchange for a short-term gain while sacrificing the future.

竭澤而漁 is very similar to the meaning of the English phrase, “Kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.”

Teach A Man To Fish

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shòu rén yǐ yú bù rú shòu rén yǐ yú

授人以魚不如授人以漁 is the Chinese version of the proverb, “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.”

This implies that knowledge is the best charity.

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Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese	Pronunciation Romanization	Simple Dictionary Definition
漁渔 see styles	yú yu2 yü ryouzaki / ryozaki りょうざき	More info & calligraphy: Fishing fisherman; to fish (n,n-suf) (1) fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); (2) (See 豊漁・ほうりょう) catch (e.g. of fish); haul; (surname) Ryōzaki
竭澤而漁竭泽而渔 see styles	jié zé ér yú jie2 ze2 er2 yu2 chieh tse erh yü	More info & calligraphy: Drain the pond to get all the fish lit. to drain the pond to get at the fish (idiom); fig. to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
授人以魚不如授人以漁授人以鱼不如授人以渔 see styles	shòu rén yǐ yú bù rú shòu rén yǐ yú shou4 ren2 yi3 yu2 bu4 ru2 shou4 ren2 yi3 yu2 shou jen i yü pu ju shou jen i yü	More info & calligraphy: Teach A Man To Fish give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime; knowledge is the best charity
不漁 see styles	furyou / furyo ふりょう	不漁 Custom Scroll (ant: 大漁) poor catch (fishing)
休漁 see styles	kyuuryou / kyuryo きゅうりょう	休漁 Custom Scroll (noun/participle) suspension of fishing
入漁 see styles	nyuugyo / nyugyo にゅうぎょ	入漁 Custom Scroll (n,vs,vi) fishing in restricted waters
出漁 see styles	shutsuryou; shutsugyo / shutsuryo; shutsugyo しゅつりょう; しゅつぎょ	出漁 Custom Scroll (n,vs,vi) going fishing; going out to fish
初漁 see styles	hatsuryou / hatsuryo はつりょう	初漁 Custom Scroll (rare) first fish of the year
大漁 see styles	ooryou / ooryo おおりょう	大漁 Custom Scroll (ant: 不漁) big catch (fishing); good haul; (surname) Ooryō
密漁 see styles	mitsuryou / mitsuryo みつりょう	密漁 Custom Scroll (noun, transitive verb) poaching (fish or seafood)
李漁李渔 see styles	lǐ yú li3 yu2 li yü rigyo りぎょ	李漁 Custom Scroll Li Yu (1611-c. 1680), late Ming and early Qing writer and dramatist (person) Li Yu (1611-1680; Chinese playwright)
漁す see styles	gyosu ぎょす	漁す Custom Scroll (transitive verb) (1) (archaism) (See 漁する) to take fish, etc.; (transitive verb) (2) to lust for a woman
漁り see styles	asari あさり	漁り Custom Scroll (n-suf,n) (1) searching; rummaging; (2) (archaism) fishing; collecting shells
漁る see styles	asaru(p); sunadoru(ok); isaru(ok) あさる(P); すなどる(ok); いさる(ok)	漁る Custom Scroll (transitive verb) (1) to fish; (transitive verb) (2) (あさる only) to look for; to search for; to hunt for; to scavenge; to scrounge; to look through; to rummage through; (aux-v,v5r) (3) (あさる only) to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
漁三 see styles	ryouzou / ryozo りょうぞう	漁三 Custom Scroll (personal name) Ryōzou
漁人渔人 see styles	yú rén yu2 ren2 yü jen	漁人 Custom Scroll fisherman
漁元 see styles	ryoumoto / ryomoto りょうもと	漁元 Custom Scroll (surname) Ryōmoto
漁具渔具 see styles	yú jù yu2 ju4 yü chü gyogu ぎょぐ	漁具 Custom Scroll fishing gear fishing tackle; fishing gear
漁利渔利 see styles	yú lì yu2 li4 yü li	漁利 Custom Scroll to make an unethical profit; benefits gained from others' conflict
漁労 see styles	gyorou / gyoro ぎょろう	漁労 Custom Scroll fishing; fishery
漁区 see styles	gyoku ぎょく	漁区 Custom Scroll fishing ground; fishery
漁協 see styles	gyokyou / gyokyo ぎょきょう	漁協 Custom Scroll (abbreviation) (See 漁業協同組合) fishery cooperative
漁原 see styles	ryouhara / ryohara りょうはら	漁原 Custom Scroll (surname) Ryōhara
漁史 see styles	gyoshi ぎょし	漁史 Custom Scroll suffix added after a writer's pen name
漁場渔场 see styles	yú chǎng yu2 chang3 yü ch`ang yü chang gyojou(p); gyoba; ryouba / gyojo(p); gyoba; ryoba ぎょじょう(P); ぎょば; りょうば	漁場 Custom Scroll fishing ground fishing grounds; permitted fishing zone
漁士 see styles	ryoushi / ryoshi りょうし	漁士 Custom Scroll (surname) Ryōshi
漁太 see styles	izaributo いざりぶと	漁太 Custom Scroll (place-name) Izaributo
漁夫渔夫 see styles	yú fū yu2 fu1 yü fu gyofu ぎょふ	漁夫 Custom Scroll fisherman (sensitive word) fisherman
漁婦渔妇 see styles	yú fù yu2 fu4 yü fu	漁婦 Custom Scroll fisherwoman
漁家 see styles	ryouke / ryoke りょうけ	漁家 Custom Scroll fishing household; (place-name) Ryōke

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The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...

Title	Characters	Romaji (Romanized Japanese)	Various forms of Romanized Chinese
Fishing	漁渔	ryou / ryo	yú / yu2 / yu	yü
Drain the pond to get all the fish	竭澤而漁竭泽而渔		jié zé ér yú jie2 ze2 er2 yu2 jie ze er yu jiezeeryu	chieh tse erh yü chiehtseerhyü
Teach A Man To Fish	授人以魚不如授人以漁授人以鱼不如授人以渔		shòu rén yǐ yú bù rú shòu rén yǐ yú shou4 ren2 yi3 yu2 bu4 ru2 shou4 ren2 yi3 yu2 shou ren yi yu bu ru shou ren yi yu	shou jen i yü pu ju shou jen i yü
In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese.