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饮鸩止渴

Traditional 飲鴆止渴

yǐn zhèn zhǐ kě

lit. drinking poison in the hope of…

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Meanings

yǐn zhèn zhǐ kě 飲鴆止渴

  1. lit. drinking poison in the hope of quenching one's thirst (idiom)
  2. fig. a supposed remedy that only makes matters worse

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