望梅止渴

wàng méi zhǐ kě

Định nghĩa

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

Từ cấu thành 望梅止渴

• 望 wàng: full moon
• 止 zhǐ: to stop
• 渴 kě: thirsty
• 梅 méi: plum