画饼充饥

Traditional: 畫餅充飢

huà bǐng chōng jī

Dictionary entry

lit. to allay one's hunger using a picture of a cake

What does 画饼充饥 mean?

画饼充饥 (huà bǐng chōng jī) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. to allay one's hunger using a picture of a cake

2to feed on illusions (idiom)

Character breakdown

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画huàto draw; to paint · picture; painting (CL:幅[fu2],張|张[zhang1])饼bǐnground flat cake · cookie 充chōngsufficient; full · to fill 饥jī(bound form) hungry

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画饼充饥

huà bǐng chōng jī

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