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飲鴆止渴

饮
飲
鸩
鴆
止
止
渴
渴
lit. drinking poison in the hope of quenching one's thirst (idiom) / fig. a supposed remedy that only makes matters worse

Characters and words in 飲鴆止渴

饮
飲
yǐn = y + (e)n3
to drink
Add a new mnemonic for 饮 = 欠 + 饣
Add a new mnemonic for 飲 = 食 + 欠
饮
飲
yìn = y + (e)n4
to give (animals) water to drink
Add a new mnemonic for 饮 = 欠 + 饣
Add a new mnemonic for 飲 = 食 + 欠
鸩
鴆
zhèn = zh + (e)n4
legendary bird whose feathers can be used as poison / poisonous / to poison sb
Add a new mnemonic for 鸩 = 冘 + 鸟
Add a new mnemonic for 鴆 = 冘 + 鳥
止
zhǐ = zh + Ø3
to stop / to prohibit / until / only
Add a new mnemonic for 止 = ⺊ + 丄
Add a new mnemonic for 止 = ⺊ + 丨 + 一
Add a new mnemonic for 止 = 丨 + 上
渴
kě = k + e3
thirsty
Add a new mnemonic for 渴 = 曷 + 氵

Words with 飲鴆止渴

飲鴆止渴 is not used as a component in another word.

Sentences with 飲鴆止渴

飲鴆止渴 currently does not appear in any sentence.
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