画饼充饥

画饼充饥畫餅充飢 huà bǐng chōng ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄅㄧㄥˇ ㄔㄨㄥ ㄐㄧ waak6 beng2 cung1 gei1

  • lit. to allay one's hunger using a picture of a cake
  • to feed on illusions (idiom)

Stroke order

Practice writing

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Character breakdown

Example sentences

  • 你这样就是畫餅充飢! You're just comforting yourself with a fantasy!

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