止渴饮鸩 — “Drink poison to quench thirst”
止渴饮鸩 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to satisfy a present need with a method that will cause future disaster; to adopt a short-sighted approach that offers immediate relief but has severe long-term consequences”. Literally, “Drink poison to quench thirst”.
止渴饮鸩 Pronunciation and Pinyin
止渴饮鸩 Character Breakdown
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- zhǐ止fèi沸yì益xīn薪Worsen a situation while trying to improve it
- zhǐ止kě渴sī思méi梅comfort oneself with illusions
- zhǐ止kě渴wàng望méi梅console oneself with illusions
- zhǐ止zhī知qí其yī一，，wèi未zhī知qí其èr二know one aspect, not the whole
- zhǐ止tán谈fēng风yuè月only discuss trivial pleasant subjects
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Open the tool →Questions about 止渴饮鸩
What does 止渴饮鸩 mean?
止渴饮鸩 (zhǐ kě yǐn zhèn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to satisfy a present need with a method that will cause future disaster; to adopt a short-sighted approach that offers immediate relief but has severe long-term consequences”.
How do you pronounce 止渴饮鸩?
止渴饮鸩 is pronounced zhǐ kě yǐn zhèn in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 止渴饮鸩 literally mean?
Literally, 止渴饮鸩 means “Drink poison to quench thirst”. It is used to mean “to satisfy a present need with a method that will cause future disaster; to adopt a short-sighted approach that offers immediate relief but has severe long-term consequences”.
What is the Chinese definition of 止渴饮鸩?
鸩：毒酒。比喻只解决眼前的困难而不顾严重后果