huà​bǐng​chōng​jī

to feed on illusions

Senses

画饼充饥/ 畫餅充飢 huà​bǐng​chōng​jī to feed on illusions

(idiom) lit. to draw a cake to satisfy hunger; to console oneself with fantasies or unrealistic dreams

画饼充饥/ 畫餅充飢 huà​bǐng​chōng​jī to have a reputation without substance

(idiom) to provide something that has a name but no practical value or reality, thus failing to solve a problem

References

synonym 望梅止渴/望梅止渴 画饼充饥/畫餅充飢