画饼充饥

huà bǐng chōng jī

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Definitions

1. lit. to allay one's hunger using a picture of a cake
2. to feed on illusions (idiom)

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Child Words of 画饼充饥

sufficient; full

round flat cake

to allay one's hunger

(bound form) hungry

to draw