







过屠门而大嚼 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to console oneself with imaginary satisfaction”. To feed on illusions or to pretend to enjoy something that is not actually obtained. Literally, “Pass by the butcher's gate and chew loudly”.

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Open the tool →过屠门而大嚼 (guò tú mén ér dà jué) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to console oneself with imaginary satisfaction”.
过屠门而大嚼 is pronounced guò tú mén ér dà jué in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 过屠门而大嚼 means “Pass by the butcher's gate and chew loudly”. It is used to mean “to console oneself with imaginary satisfaction”.
屠门:肉店。比喻心里想而得不到手,只好用不切实际的办法来安慰自己。