lit. drinking poison to quench one's thirst; used to describe taking a desperate, harmful measure to solve a temporary problem without regard for the disastrous consequences

poisoned wine or liquor, especially wine mixed with the feathers of the mythical [[鸩|鴆|zhen4]] bird

(literary) poisoned wine; wine made by soaking the feathers of the poisonous [[鸩|鴆|zhen4]] bird; any poisonous drink

To indulge in ease and pleasure is like drinking poison; used to warn that a life of luxury and indolence leads to ruin (often said of a ruler ruining a state)

to drink poison to quench a thirst; to seek temporary relief with no regard for the disastrous consequences that follow

to slander or libel; to harm someone through malicious talk. This literary term originates from the [[离骚|離騷|li2 sao1]] where a poisonous bird is used as an untrustworthy matchmaker.

to kill someone using poison

The poisonous feathers of the legendary [[鸩|鴆|zhen4]] bird; by extension, a metaphor for poisoned wine or a deadly trap.