说梅止渴 — “To console oneself with fantasies when desires cannot be fulfilled”
说梅止渴 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to console oneself with fantasies when desires cannot be fulfilled”. To comfort oneself with an imaginary solution. Literally, “Speaking of plums to quench thirst”.
说梅止渴 Pronunciation and Pinyin
说梅止渴 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 说梅止渴
Idioms Related to 说梅止渴
Synonyms of 说梅止渴
More idioms starting with 说
- shuō说yī一bù不èr二mean what one says
- shuō说yī一shì是yī一，，shuō说èr二shì是èr二mean what one says
- shuō说qī七shuō说bā八to talk at length about various things
- shuō说sān三dào道sì四gossip and criticize irresponsibly
- shuō说bu不guò过qù去unacceptable or unjustifiable
- shuō说dōng东wàng忘xī西forgetful or absent-minded
- shuō说dōng东tán谈xī西ramble on without a central topic
- shuō说dōng东dào道xī西talk about various unrelated subjects
- shuō说qīn亲dào道rè热express warmth and affection verbally
- shuō说jīn今dào道gǔ古talk about past and present
- shuō说dào到zuò做dào到be as good as one's word
- shuō说dào到cáo曹cāo操，，cáo曹cāo操jiù就dào到Speak of the devil
Recommended tools
Picture Worksheets
Chinese and English fill-in vocabulary worksheets
Open the tool →
Stroke Order Animator
Turn a Chinese character or sentence into a GIF or MP4
Open the tool →
Writing Worksheets
Printable tracing sheets with a QR learning companion
Open the tool →
Character Highlight Animator
Choose character parts and animate their colors, together or in stroke order
Open the tool →Questions about 说梅止渴
What does 说梅止渴 mean?
说梅止渴 (shuō méi zhǐ kě) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to console oneself with fantasies when desires cannot be fulfilled”.
How do you pronounce 说梅止渴?
说梅止渴 is pronounced shuō méi zhǐ kě in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 说梅止渴 literally mean?
Literally, 说梅止渴 means “Speaking of plums to quench thirst”. It is used to mean “to console oneself with fantasies when desires cannot be fulfilled”.
What is the Chinese definition of 说梅止渴?
比喻愿望无法实现，用空想安慰自己。同“望梅止渴”。