kill the goose that lays the golden eggs

Etymology
From the Aesop's fable , in which a married couple own a goose that lays one golden egg every day. For greed, they decide to kill the goose to obtain all the gold they suppose to be inside. Once opened, the goose proves to be like any normal goose inside.

Verb

 * 1)  To seek short-term gain at the sacrifice of long-term profit.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:, 竭澤而漁
 * Danish:
 * Dutch: de kip met de gouden eieren slachten
 * Finnish: tappaa kultamunia muniva kana
 * French:
 * Italian: uccidere la gallina dalle uova d'oro
 * Polish:
 * Russian: заре́зать ку́рицу, несу́щую золоты́е я́йца
 * Spanish: matar a la gallina de los huevos de oro