饮鸩止渴

MEANING

1. 壹动verb

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

   • yǐnzhènzhǐkě,hòuguǒbùkānshèxiǎng.

     饮鸩止渴，后果不堪设想。🔊

     Drinking poison to quench one's thirst will have unimaginable consequences.

2. 貳动verb

   fig. a supposed remedy that only makes matters worse

   • yǐnzhènzhǐkě,hòuhuànwúqióng.

     饮鸩止渴，后患无穷。🔊

     Drinking poison to quench one's thirst only brings endless future suffering.