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屠门大嚼
tú​mén​dà​jué

to feed on illusions

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
屠门大嚼 屠門大嚼 tú​mén​dà​jué
to feed on illusions
Literally meaning to stand in front of a butcher's shop and chew vigorously; used to describe comforting oneself with illusions of something one desires but cannot have.cannot actually have