望梅止渴(wàng méi zhǐ kě)

4 characters

lit. to quench one's thirst by thinking of plums (idiom)

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Pinyin
wàng méi zhǐ kě
Meaning
lit. to quench one's thirst by thinking of plums (idiom)
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Characters
4
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