饮鸩止渴
饮鸩止渴
yǐn zhèn zhǐ kě
lit. drinking poison in the hope of quenching one's thirst (idiom); fig. a supposed remedy that only makes matters worse
idiom
Traditional: 飲鴆止渴
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- (idiom) lit. drinking poison in the hope of quenching one's thirst (idiom)
- fig. a supposed remedy that only makes matters worse
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Related Words
欲盖弥彰(yù gài mí zhāng)— trying to hide it makes it more conspicuous (idiom); A cover up only makes matters worse.
→但愿如此(dàn yuàn rú cǐ)— if only it were so
→远水不解近渴(yuǎn shuǐ bù jiě jìn kě)— lit. distant water does not cure present thirst; fig. urgent need
→一枝独秀(yī zhī dú xiù)— lit. only one branch of the tree is thriving (idiom)
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