poisoned wine; lethal poison
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poisoned wine; poisoned liquor
literaryLiterary term for wine mixed with poison, derived from the legendary poisonous bird 鸩 (zhèn) whose feathers were said to produce lethal wine when dipped.
Yàn宴
ān安
zhèn鸩
dú毒
，
bù不
kě可
huái怀
yě也
。
Seeking comfort is like drinking poisoned wine—one must not cherish it.
Cǐ此
jiǔ酒
shí实
wéi为
zhèn鸩
dú毒
，
yǐn饮
zhī之
jí即
wáng亡
。
This wine is truly poisoned liquor; drinking it brings immediate death.
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Tān贪
tú图
xiǎng享
lè乐
wú无
yì异
yú于
yǐn饮
zhèn鸩
zhǐ止
kě渴
，
zì自
qǔ取
miè灭
wáng亡
。
Seeking hedonistic pleasure is no different from drinking poisoned wine to quench thirst—bringing about one's own destruction.