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止渴饮鸩
zhǐ​kě​yǐn​zhèn

drinking poison to quench thirst

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
  1. 止渴 zhǐ​kě
    to quench thirst
    to satisfy one's thirst; to relieve thirst
  2. 饮 飲 yǐn nounverb
    to drink
    to drink; specifically to drink alcohol.
  3. 鸩 鴆 zhèn
    poisonous wine
    (bound form) wine made toxic by soaking the feathers of the mythical poisonous bird; more generally, any poisoned wine