望梅止渴

wàng méi zhǐ kě

Dictionary entry

lit. to quench one's thirst by thinking of plums (idiom)

What does 望梅止渴 mean?

望梅止渴 (wàng méi zhǐ kě) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. to quench one's thirst by thinking of plums (idiom)

2fig. to console oneself with illusions

Character breakdown

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望wàngfull moon · to hope 梅Méisurname Mei 止zhǐto stop · to prohibit 渴kěthirsty

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wàng méi zhǐ kě

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