飲酖止渴
yǐn​zhèn​zhǐ​kě

drinking poison to quench thirst

  • created sense approved 饮酖止渴/飲酖止渴 · yǐn​zhèn​zhǐ​kě · drinking poison to quench thirst — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    饮酖止渴 / 飲酖止渴

    yǐn​zhèn​zhǐ​kě

    drinking poison to quench thirst

    (variant form) to use a remedy that is worse than the disease; to seek a quick fix while ignoring the catastrophic long-term consequences

    饮 (literal) → 饮/飲 · yǐn · to drink 酖 (literal) → 酖 · zhèn · to poison 止 (literal) → 止 · zhǐ · to suppress 渴 (literal) → 渴 · kě · thirsty

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