Meaning of 饮鸩止渴
饮鸩止渴 means to drink poisoned wine to quench thirst; to seek a temporary solution regardless of severe consequences. Pronounced yǐn zhèn zhǐ kě.
- to drink poisoned wine to quench thirst; to seek a temporary solution regardless of severe consequences
Definitions & Examples
Wèi为
le了
huán还
zhài债
ér而
jiè借
gāo高
lì利
dài贷
，
jiǎn简
zhí直
shì是
yǐn饮
zhèn鸩
zhǐ止
kě渴
。
Borrowing high-interest loans to pay off debts is simply drinking poison to quench thirst.
Yòng用
wū污
rǎn染
huán环
jìng境
de的
fāng方
shì式
lái来
fā发
zhǎn展
jīng经
jì济
，
wú无
yì异
yú于
yǐn饮
zhèn鸩
zhǐ止
kě渴
。
Developing the economy by polluting the environment is no different from drinking poison to quench thirst.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
yǐn饮
zhèn鸩
zhǐ止
kě渴
de的
zuò做
fǎ法
，
zuì最
zhōng终
huì会
ràng让
gōng公
sī司
pò破
chǎn产
。
This kind of short-sighted approach will eventually bankrupt the company.
Bù不
néng能
wèi为
le了
duǎn短
qī期
lì利
yì益
ér而
yǐn饮
zhèn鸩
zhǐ止
kě渴
。
One must not drink poison to quench thirst for the sake of short-term gains.