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望梅止渴【wàng méi zhǐ kě】

lit. to quench one's thirst by thinking of plums (idiom)
fig. to console oneself with illusions

望梅止渴【wàng méi zhǐ kě】

lit. to quench one's thirst by thinking of plums (idiom)
fig. to console oneself with illusions

望

HSK 33

含义to look at, look forward; to hope, expect

拼音wàng

梅

HSK 6

含义plums; prunes; surname

拼音méi

止

HSK 32

含义stop, halt, desist; detain

拼音zhǐ

渴

HSK 12

含义thirsty, parched; yearn, pine

拼音kě