望梅止渴
Chinese
hope; expect; to visit hope; expect; to visit; to gaze (into the distance); look towards; towards |
plum flower | to quench one's thirst | ||
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| trad. (望梅止渴) | 望 | 梅 | 止渴 | |
| simp. #(望梅止渴) | 望 | 梅 | 止渴 | |
| Literally: “to quench one's thirst by thinking of plums”. | ||||
Etymology
From the tale of the warlord Cao Cao deceiving his severely dehydrated troops with the promise of a forest of plums not far ahead.
Pronunciation
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