饮鸩止渴

Traditional: 飲鴆止渴

yǐn zhèn zhǐ kě

Dictionary entry

lit. drinking poison in the hope of quenching one's thirst (idiom)

What does 饮鸩止渴 mean?

饮鸩止渴 (yǐn zhèn zhǐ kě) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. drinking poison in the hope of quenching one's thirst (idiom)

2fig. a supposed remedy that only makes matters worse

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饮yǐnold variant of 飲|饮[yin3]鸩zhènlegendary bird whose feathers can be used as poison · poisonous 止zhǐto stop · to prohibit 渴kěthirsty

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饮鸩止渴

yǐn zhèn zhǐ kě

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