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望梅止渴

wàng méi zhǐ kě

Definitions

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

Child Words of 望梅止渴

梅
méi
渴
kě
望
wàng
止
zhǐ