Meaning of 过屠门而大嚼
过屠门而大嚼 means to console oneself with false satisfaction; to feed one's fancy; sour grapes. Pronounced guò tú mén ér dà jué.
- to console oneself with false satisfaction; to feed one's fancy; sour grapes
Definitions & Examples
Tā他
mǎi买
bu不
qǐ起
nà那
liàng辆
pǎo跑
chē车
，
zhǐ只
néng能
měi每
tiān天
zài在
wǎng网
shang上
guò看
tú过
mén屠
ér门
dà而
jué大
嚼
。
He can't afford that sports car, so he can only console himself by looking at pictures of it online every day.
Bù不
yào要
zhǐ只
shì是
guò过
tú屠
mén门
ér而
dà大
jué嚼
，
hái还
shì是
nǔ努
lì力
cún存
qián钱
qù去
shí实
xiàn现
mèng梦
xiǎng想
ba吧
。
Don't just engage in wishful thinking; work hard to save money to make your dream come true.
Kàn看
zhe着
bié别
rén人
chī吃
dà大
cān餐
，
tā他
zhǐ只
néng能
zài在
páng旁
biān边
guò过
tú屠
mén门
ér而
dà大
jué嚼
。
Watching others eat a big meal, he could only satisfy himself vicariously from the sidelines.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
guò过
tú屠
mén门
ér而
dà大
jué嚼
de的
zuò做
fǎ法
，
gēn根
běn本
wú无
fǎ法
jiě解
jué决
shí实
jì际
wèn问
tí题
。
This kind of self-deceptive approach simply cannot solve real problems.
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