kill the goose that lays the golden eggs; kill the hen to get the eggs; be after only immediate interests
❍ 请皇上勿再竭泽而渔，～，……(姚雪垠《李自成》Ⅰ—793) I hope Your Majesty will not kill the patient to cure the disease.
杀鸡取卵
kill the hen to get the eggs;kill the goose that lays golden eggs
杀鸡取卵shā jī qǔ luǎn
卵：蛋。比喻贪图眼前微小的利益而损害长久的利益。kill the hen to set the eggs, eat the colf in the cows belly, kill the goose that lay the golden egg