望梅止渴 wàng méi zhǐ kě | OtterDict

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望梅止渴

wàngméizhǐkě

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

2 meanings

MEANING2 meanings

壹动verb
lit. to quench one's thirst by thinking of plums (idiom)
- 。
  "Hoping for plums to quench thirst" is an idiom.
貳动verb
fig. to console oneself with illusions
- ，。
  Imagining plum trees to quench thirst is not as good as taking action yourself.

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望梅止渴

Traditional望

wàngméizhǐkě

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

2 meanings

MEANING2 meanings

壹动verb
lit. to quench one's thirst by thinking of plums (idiom)
- 。
  "Hoping for plums to quench thirst" is an idiom.
貳动verb
fig. to console oneself with illusions
- ，。
  Imagining plum trees to quench thirst is not as good as taking action yourself.

解字

CHARACTER ANALYSIS

望

亡(lost; fled)PHONETIC
月(moon)ASSOCIATIVE
王(king; land)RADICAL

A king gazes up at the full moon, yearning like an exile longing for home.

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