飲鴆止渴 — yin3 zhen4 zhi3 ke3 — Chinese Dictionary

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飲

鴆

止

渴

飲

鴆

止

渴

Definitions4 characters

yin³ zhen⁴ zhi³ ke³

lit. drinking poison in the hope of quenching one's thirst (idiom)/fig. a supposed remedy that only makes matters worse

Usage•••frequent

Pronunciations

飲

鴆

止

渴

As word

1

yin³

lit. drinking poison in the hope of quenching one's thirst (idiom)/fig. a supposed remedy that only makes matters worse

2

zhen⁴

lit. drinking poison in the hope of quenching one's thirst (idiom)/fig. a supposed remedy that only makes matters worse

3

zhi³

lit. drinking poison in the hope of quenching one's thirst (idiom)/fig. a supposed remedy that only makes matters worse

4

ke³

lit. drinking poison in the hope of quenching one's thirst (idiom)/fig. a supposed remedy that only makes matters worse