Meaning of 望梅止渴
望梅止渴 means to quench one's thirst by thinking of plums; to console oneself with false hopes; to feed on fancies. Pronounced wàng méi zhǐ kě.
- to quench one's thirst by thinking of plums; to console oneself with false hopes; to feed on fancies
Definitions & Examples
Zhè这
zhǒng种
chéng承
nuò诺
zhǐ只
shì是
wàng望
méi梅
zhǐ止
kě渴
，
jiě解
jué决
bu不
liǎo了
shí实
jì际
wèn问
tí题
。
This promise is merely feeding on fancies; it cannot solve the actual problem.
Bié别
zǒng总
shì是
wàng望
méi梅
zhǐ止
kě渴
，
hái还
shì是
xiǎng想
xiǎng想
shí实
jì际
de的
bàn办
fǎ法
ba吧
。
Don't always console yourself with illusions; think of practical solutions instead.
Gōng公
sī司
huà画
bǐng饼
chōng充
jī饥
、
wàng望
méi梅
zhǐ止
kě渴
de的
fú福
lì利
chéng承
nuò诺
，
yuán员
gōng工
zǎo早
yǐ已
bù不
xìn信
le了
。
Employees no longer believe the company's pie-in-the-sky and illusory welfare promises.
Zài在
méi没
yǒu有
zī资
jīn金
de的
qíng情
kuàng况
xià下
tán谈
kuò扩
zhāng张
，
bù不
guò过
shì是
wàng望
méi梅
zhǐ止
kě渴
bà罢
le了
。
Talking about expansion without funding is nothing but quenching thirst by thinking of plums.
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