huà
bǐng
chōng

idiom

Meaning of 画饼充饥

画饼充饥 means to comfort oneself with illusions; to draw cakes to allay hunger. Pronounced huà bǐng chōng jī.

  • to comfort oneself with illusions; to draw cakes to allay hunger

Definitions & Examples

Zhǐ
shì
kōng
tán
wèi
lái
ér
xíng
dòng
 
huà
bǐng
chōng
 

Mere talk about the future without action is like drawing a cake to satisfy hunger.

huà
zhuàn
hěn
duō
qián
què
cóng
gōng
zuò
 
zhè
wán
quán
shì
huà
bǐng
chōng
 

He plans to earn a lot of money but never works; this is completely drawing cakes to allay hunger.

Zhǐ
wàng
bié
rén
lái
jiě
jué
de
wèn
 
zhè
shì
huà
bǐng
chōng
ma
 

Counting on others to solve your problems, isn't that just comforting yourself with illusions?