- lit. to quench one's thirst by thinking of plums (idiom)
- fig. to console oneself with illusions
Characters
- 望 (望): full moon; to hope; to expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); to look towards; towards
- 梅 (梅): surname Mei
- 止 (止): to stop; to prohibit; until; only
- 渴 (渴): thirsty
Resources
- Wiktionary: 望梅止渴
- MDBG: 望梅止渴
- Examples with 望梅止渴 on Tatoeba
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