望梅止渴

lit. to quench one's thirst by thinking of plums (idiom) / fig. to console oneself with illusions

wàng = w + ang4

full moon / to hope / to expect / to visit / to gaze (into the distance) / to look towards / towards

wàng = w + ang4

15th day of month (lunar calendar) / old variant of 望[wang4]

méi = m + ei2

surname Mei

méi = m + ei2

plum / plum flower / Japanese apricot (Prunus mume)

méi = m + ei2

variant of 梅[mei2]

méi = m + ei2

old variant of 梅[mei2]

zhǐ = zh + Ø3

to stop / to prohibit / until / only

kě = k + e3

thirsty

望梅止渴 is not used as a component in another word.

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