望梅止渴

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

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

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

surname Mei

plum / plum flower / Japanese apricot (Prunus mume)

variant of 梅[mei2]

old variant of 梅[mei2]

to stop / to prohibit / until / only

thirsty