yǐn​zhèn​zhǐ​kě

the remedy is worse than the disease

Senses

饮鸩止渴/ 飲鴆止渴 yǐn​zhèn​zhǐ​kě the remedy is worse than the disease

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

References

see 饮鸩止渴/飲鴆止渴 止渴饮鸩/止渴飲鴆
variant 饮鸩止渴/飲鴆止渴 饮酖止渴/飲酖止渴
synonym 饮鸩止渴/飲鴆止渴 挖肉补疮/挖肉補瘡
synonym 饮鸩止渴/飲鴆止渴 剜肉补疮/剜肉補瘡
synonym 剜肉医疮/剜肉醫瘡 饮鸩止渴/飲鴆止渴