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过屠门而大嚼
过屠门而大嚼
过屠门而大嚼
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过屠门而大嚼

过屠门而大嚼 — “To console oneself with imaginary satisfaction”

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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过屠门而大嚼 Pronunciation and Pinyin

过屠门而大嚼 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
过
guò7pass, cross, or go over
屠
tú12slaughter, massacre, Tusu wine
门
mén3door, gate, entrance
而
ér6and, but, then
大
dà3large, big, great
嚼
jué20chew or masticate

Example Sentence with 过屠门而大嚼

他虽然很想买那款限量版游戏机,但预算有限,只好每天看看网上的评测视频,过屠门而大嚼。
Although he really wanted to buy that limited edition game console, his budget was tight, so he could only watch review videos online every day, feeding on illusions.

Idioms Related to 过屠门而大嚼

Synonyms of 过屠门而大嚼

  • guò过tú屠dà大jué嚼console oneself with wishful thinking

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  • guò过wǔ五guān关,,zhǎn斩liù六jiāng将overcome many challenges
  • guò过cóng从shèn甚mì密frequent close interactions
  • guò过guān关zhǎn斩jiàng将overcome all obstacles and defeat all opponents
  • guò过zé则wù勿dàn惮gǎi改Don't fear correcting your mistakes
  • guò过huà化cún存shén神profoundly influence and spiritually enlighten
  • guò过qù去wèi未lái来past and future
  • guò过shì市zhāo招yáo摇swagger ostentatiously in public
  • guò过fǔ府chōng冲zhōu州travel extensively and arduously

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What does 过屠门而大嚼 mean?

过屠门而大嚼 (guò tú mén ér dà jué) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to console oneself with imaginary satisfaction”.

How do you pronounce 过屠门而大嚼?

过屠门而大嚼 is pronounced guò tú mén ér dà jué in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 过屠门而大嚼 literally mean?

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”.

What is the Chinese definition of 过屠门而大嚼?

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。

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