饮鸩止渴(yǐn zhèn zhǐ kě)

4 charactersTrad. 飲鴆止渴

lit. drinking poison in the hope of quenching one's thirst…

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Word information

Pinyin
yǐn zhèn zhǐ kě
Meaning
lit. drinking poison in the hope of quenching one's thirst (idiom)
HSK level
Characters
4
Traditional
飲鴆止渴

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