望梅止渴(wàng méi zhǐ kě): lit. to quench one's thirst by thinking of plums (idiom)
4 characters
lit. to quench one's thirst by thinking of plums (idiom)
Character breakdown
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Word information
- Pinyin
- wàng méi zhǐ kě
- Meaning
- lit. to quench one's thirst by thinking of plums (idiom)
- HSK level
- —
- Characters
- 4
- Traditional
- Same
Related words
Common words sharing a character with 望梅止渴 — tap one to open its word page.
shī失wàng望
HSK 4disappointed
xǐ喜chū出wàng望wài外
HSK 7-9to be pleased beyond one's expectations (idiom)
shē奢wàng望
HSK 7-9an extravagant hope
zhǎn展wàng望
HSK 7-9outlook
yī一wàng望wú无yín垠
to stretch as far as the eye can see (idiom)
yī一wàng望wú无jì际
as far as the eye can see (idiom)
yī一wàng望ér而zhī知
(idiom) to be evident at a glance
bù不fù负zhòng众wàng望
to live up to expectations (idiom)
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