wàng méi zhǐ kě

望梅止渴 (wàng méi zhǐ kě) is a Chinese word meaning “lit. to quench one's thirst by thinking of plums (idiom); fig. to console oneself with illusions”.

Meanings

  1. 1lit. to quench one's thirst by thinking of plums (idiom)
  2. 2fig. to console oneself with illusions

Characters in 望梅止渴

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