望梅止渴 wàng méi zhǐ kě
wàng méi zhǐ kě
set phrase
to quench one's thirst by thinking of plums; to console oneself with illusions
Domain: Idiom 成语
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Notes: (CC-CEDICT '望梅止渴'; Guoyu '望梅止渴')
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- Cooperation Between the Six Sense Organs 六根互用 Hundred Sayings 3 - A Win-Win Situation For All 《往事百語3－皆大歡喜》 — count: 1
- Imagination 想像力 Between Ignorance and Enlightenment 11 - The Philosophy of Success 《迷悟之間(十一)成功的理念》 — count: 1
- Hunger 飢餓 A Life With Palms Joined 4 - Hunger 《合掌人生4－飢餓》 — count: 1