Chinese–English
望梅止渴
wàng méi zhǐ kě · wang mei zhi ke
Same in simplified and traditional Chinese
Meaning
CC-CEDICT- lit. to quench one's thirst by thinking of plums (idiom)
- fig. to console oneself with illusions
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