饮鸩止渴

饮鸩止渴飲鴆止渴 yǐn zhèn zhǐ 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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Draw 饮 (1 of 4) — stroke by stroke.

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