饮鸩止渴 飲鴆止渴
饮鸩止渴 飲鴆止渴 yǐn zhèn zhǐ kě ㄧㄣˇ ㄓㄣˋ ㄓˇ ㄎㄜˇ
- lit. drinking poison in the hope of quenching one's thirst (idiom)
- fig. a supposed remedy that only makes matters worse
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饮 飲
- 冷饮 冷飲 lěng yǐn ㄌㄥˇ ㄧㄣˇ laang5 jam2 cold drink
- 饮料 飲料 yǐn liào ㄧㄣˇ ㄌㄧㄠˋ jam2 liu6 drink
- 饮水 飲水 yǐn shuǐ ㄧㄣˇ ㄕㄨㄟˇ jam2 seoi2 to drink water
- 饮食 飲食 yǐn shí ㄧㄣˇ ㄕˊ jam2 sik6 eating and drinking
- 餐饮 餐飲 cān yǐn ㄘㄢ ㄧㄣˇ caan1 jam2 food and beverage
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- 饮用水 飲用水 yǐn yòng shuǐ ㄧㄣˇ ㄩㄥˋ ㄕㄨㄟˇ jam2 jung6 seoi2 drinking water; potable water
- 冰饮 冰飲 bīng yǐn ㄅㄧㄥ ㄧㄣˇ bing1 jam2 iced drink
- 啜饮 啜飲 chuò yǐn ㄔㄨㄛˋ ㄧㄣˇ zyut3 jam2 to sip
- 宴饮 宴飲 yàn yǐn ㄧㄢˋ ㄧㄣˇ jin3 jam2 to wine and dine
- 卺饮 巹飲 jǐn yǐn ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄧㄣˇ gan2 jam2 to share nuptial cup
- 掬饮 掬飲 jū yǐn ㄐㄩ ㄧㄣˇ guk1 jam2 to drink water by scooping it up with both hands
- 畅饮 暢飲 chàng yǐn ㄔㄤˋ ㄧㄣˇ coeng3 jam2 to have a few drinks
- 热饮 熱飲 rè yǐn ㄖㄜˋ ㄧㄣˇ jit6 jam2 hot drink
- 牛饮 牛飲 niú yǐn ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄧㄣˇ ngau4 jam2 gulp
- 狂饮 狂飲 kuáng yǐn ㄎㄨㄤˊ ㄧㄣˇ kwong4 jam2 to drink hard
- 留饮 留飲 liú yǐn ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄧㄣˇ lau4 jam2 (TCM) edema; dropsy
- 痛饮 痛飲 tòng yǐn ㄊㄨㄥˋ ㄧㄣˇ tung3 jam2 to drink one's fill
- 聚饮 聚飲 jù yǐn ㄐㄩˋ ㄧㄣˇ zeoi6 jam2 to meet for social drinking
- 茶饮 茶飲 chá yǐn ㄔㄚˊ ㄧㄣˇ caa4 jam2 tea drink; tea-based beverage
- 试饮 試飲 shì yǐn ㄕˋ ㄧㄣˇ si3 jam2 to taste (wine etc)
止
- 不止 bù zhǐ ㄅㄨˋ ㄓˇ bat1 zi2 incessantly
- 中止 zhōng zhǐ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄓˇ zung1 zi2 to cease
- 停止 tíng zhǐ ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄓˇ ting4 zi2 to stop; to halt; to cease
- 制止 zhì zhǐ ㄓˋ ㄓˇ zai3 zi2 to curb
- 废止 廢止 fèi zhǐ ㄈㄟˋ ㄓˇ fai3 zi2 to repeal (a law)
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- 截止 jié zhǐ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄓˇ zit6 zi2 to end; to close
- 止咳 zhǐ ké ㄓˇ ㄎㄜˊ zi2 kat1 to suppress coughing
- 止步 zhǐ bù ㄓˇ ㄅㄨˋ zi2 bou6 to halt
- 止血 zhǐ xuè ㄓˇ ㄒㄩㄝˋ zi2 hyut3 to staunch (bleeding)
- 为止 為止 wéi zhǐ ㄨㄟˊ ㄓˇ wai4 zi2 until
- 禁止 jìn zhǐ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄓˇ gam3 zi2 to prohibit
- 终止 終止 zhōng zhǐ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄓˇ zung1 zi2 to stop; to terminate
- 举止 舉止 jǔ zhǐ ㄐㄩˇ ㄓˇ geoi2 zi2 bearing
- 防止 fáng zhǐ ㄈㄤˊ ㄓˇ fong4 zi2 to prevent
- 阻止 zǔ zhǐ ㄗㄨˇ ㄓˇ zo2 zi2 to prevent
- 静止 靜止 jìng zhǐ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄓˇ zing6 zi2 still
- 迄今为止 迄今為止 qì jīn wéi zhǐ ㄑㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄨㄟˊ ㄓˇ ngat6 gam1 wai4 zi2 so far
- 休止 xiū zhǐ ㄒㄧㄡ ㄓˇ jau1 zi2 to stop
- 何止 hé zhǐ ㄏㄜˊ ㄓˇ ho4 zi2 far more than
- 劝止 勸止 quàn zhǐ ㄑㄩㄢˋ ㄓˇ hyun3 zi2 to dissuade; to persuade sb to desist
渴
- 渴望 kě wàng ㄎㄜˇ ㄨㄤˋ hot3 mong6 to thirst for
- 解渴 jiě kě ㄐㄧㄝˇ ㄎㄜˇ gaai2 hot3 to quench
- 干渴 乾渴 gān kě ㄍㄢ ㄎㄜˇ gon1 hot3 parched
- 口渴 kǒu kě ㄎㄡˇ ㄎㄜˇ hau2 hot3 thirsty
- 消渴 xiāo kě ㄒㄧㄠ ㄎㄜˇ siu1 hot3 condition characterized by thirst, hunger, frequent urination and weight loss, identified in TCM with type 2 diabetes
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- 渴慕 kě mù ㄎㄜˇ ㄇㄨˋ hot3 mou6 to thirst for
- 渴求 kě qiú ㄎㄜˇ ㄑㄧㄡˊ hot3 kau4 to long for
- 饥渴 飢渴 jī kě ㄐㄧ ㄎㄜˇ gei1 hot3 hungry and thirsty
- 如饥似渴 如飢似渴 rú jī sì kě ㄖㄨˊ ㄐㄧ ㄙˋ ㄎㄜˇ jyu4 gei1 ci5 hot3 to hunger for sth (idiom); eagerly
- 爱才若渴 愛才若渴 ài cái ruò kě ㄞˋ ㄘㄞˊ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄎㄜˇ oi3 coi4 joek6 hot3 (idiom) to be eager to surround oneself with talented people
- 望梅止渴 wàng méi zhǐ kě ㄨㄤˋ ㄇㄟˊ ㄓˇ ㄎㄜˇ mong6 mui4 zi2 hot3 lit. to quench one's thirst by thinking of plums (idiom)
- 求贤若渴 求賢若渴 qiú xián ruò kě ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄢˊ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄎㄜˇ kau4 jin4 joek6 hot3 (idiom) to eagerly seek talented people
- 渴不可耐 kě bù kě nài ㄎㄜˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄋㄞˋ hot3 bat1 ho2 noi6 to be so thirsty as to no longer be able to tolerate it
- 临渴掘井 臨渴掘井 lín kě jué jǐng ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄎㄜˇ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄐㄧㄥˇ lam4 hot3 gwat6 zeng2 lit. not to dig a well until one is thirsty
- 临渴穿井 臨渴穿井 lín kě chuān jǐng ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄎㄜˇ ㄔㄨㄢ ㄐㄧㄥˇ lam4 hot3 cyun1 zeng2 lit. face thirst and dig a well (idiom); fig. not to make adequate provision