golden goose

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golden goose

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See kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.

noun golden geese

  1. figuratively, idiomatic Something that generates much profit or gives great advantages.

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noun something that generates much profit — see also kill the goose that lays the golden eggs

Españolgallina de los huevos de oro
한국어황금알을 낳는 거위 hwanggeumar-eul nanneun geowi, 황금알을 낳는 거위 죽이기 hwanggeumar-eul nanneun geowi jugigi
日本語金のなる木 kane no naru ki
中文搖錢樹 /摇钱树 yáoqiánshù
Portuguêsgalinha dos ovos de ouro
Françaispoule aux œufs d'or
Deutschgoldene Gans
Italianogallina dalle uova d'oro
Ελληνικάκότα με τα χρυσά αυγά kóta me ta chrysá avgá, χρυσό αβγό chrysó avgó
Românăgâscă cu ouă de aur
Русскийде́нежное де́рево dénežnoje dérevo, рог изоби́лия rog izobílija, курица несущая золотые яйца kurica nesuščaja zolotyje jajca
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@misc{golden_goose_2026,
  title = {golden goose},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/golden%20goose},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}