饮鸩止渴
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counterproductive remedy

  • created sense approved 饮鸩止渴/飲鴆止渴 · yǐn​zhèn​zhǐ​kě · counterproductive remedy

    饮鸩止渴 / 飲鴆止渴

    yǐn​zhèn​zhǐ​kě

    counterproductive remedy

    to seek temporary relief through a desperate measure that results in disaster; a supposed remedy that only makes matters worse

    借高利贷来偿还债务，无异于饮鸩止渴。

    idiom

    created sense