望梅止渴 — wang4 mei2 zhi3 ke3 — Chinese Dictionary

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Definitions4 characters

wang⁴ mei² zhi³ ke³

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

Usage•••frequent

Pronunciations

望

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止

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As word

1

wang⁴

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

2

mei²

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

3

zhi³

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

4

ke³

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