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饮鸩止渴

yǐn zhèn zhǐ kě

Definitionen

1. lit. drinking poison in the hope of quenching one's thirst (idiom)
2. fig. a supposed remedy that only makes matters worse

Bestandteilwörter von 饮鸩止渴

• 止 止 zhǐ: to stop
• 渴 渴 kě: thirsty
• 饮 饮 yǐn: to drink
• 饮 饮 yìn: to give (animals) water to drink
• 鸩 鸩 zhèn: legendary bird whose feathers can be used as poison