created sense approved 屠门大嚼/屠門大嚼 · túméndàjué · to feed on illusions — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
屠门大嚼 / 屠門大嚼
túméndàjué
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
屠 (literal) → 屠 · tú · butcher 门 (literal) → 门/門 · mén · door 大 (literal) → 大 · dà · greatly 嚼 (literal) → 嚼 · jiáo · to chew
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