







屠门大嚼 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to satisfy oneself with imaginary pleasures or by feeding on illusions”. Especially when real desires are unattainable. Literally, “To chew heartily at the butcher's door”.

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Open the tool →屠门大嚼 (tú mén dà jiáo) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to satisfy oneself with imaginary pleasures or by feeding on illusions”.
屠门大嚼 is pronounced tú mén dà jiáo in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 屠门大嚼 means “to chew heartily at the butcher's door”. It is used to mean “to satisfy oneself with imaginary pleasures or by feeding on illusions”.
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。