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Something that generates much profit or gives great advantages.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, idiomatic
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
See kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.
Across languages
Translations
20 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
搖錢樹 /摇钱树
(yáoqiánshù)
— something that generates much profit — see also kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
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Finnish:
rahasampo
— something that generates much profit — see also kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
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Finnish:
kultainen hanhi
— something that generates much profit — see also kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
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Finnish:
runsaudensarvi
— something that generates much profit — see also kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
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French:
poule aux œufs d'or
— something that generates much profit — see also kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
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German:
goldene Gans
— something that generates much profit — see also kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
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Greek:
κότα με τα χρυσά αυγά
(kóta me ta chrysá avgá)
— something that generates much profit — see also kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
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Greek:
χρυσό αβγό
(chrysó avgó)
— something that generates much profit — see also kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
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Italian:
gallina dalle uova d'oro
— something that generates much profit — see also kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
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Japanese:
金のなる木
(kane no naru ki)
— something that generates much profit — see also kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
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Korean:
황금알을 낳는 거위
(hwanggeumar-eul nanneun geowi)
— something that generates much profit — see also kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
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Korean:
황금알을 낳는 거위 죽이기
(hwanggeumar-eul nanneun geowi jugigi)
— something that generates much profit — see also kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
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Polish:
kura znosząca złote jajka
— something that generates much profit — see also kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
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Portuguese:
galinha dos ovos de ouro
— something that generates much profit — see also kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
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Romanian:
gâscă cu ouă de aur
— something that generates much profit — see also kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
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Russian:
де́нежное де́рево
(dénežnoje dérevo)
— something that generates much profit — see also kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
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Russian:
рог изоби́лия
(rog izobílija)
— something that generates much profit — see also kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
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Russian:
курица несущая золотые яйца
(kurica nesuščaja zolotyje jajca)
— something that generates much profit — see also kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
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Spanish:
gallina de los huevos de oro
— something that generates much profit — see also kill the goose that lays the golden eggs
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Vietnamese:
gà đẻ trứng vàng
— something that generates much profit — see also kill the goose that lays the golden eggs