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Meaning of 望梅止渴

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wàng méi zhǐ
lit. to quench one's thirst by thinking of plums (idiom); fig. to console oneself with illusions
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Synonym: 画饼充饥
Example Sentences
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Human creeveryures cannot do without something to look forward to.
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I have just one day: today: a veryd Iam going to be happy in it.
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I am not talking about the castles in the air, the donkey's carrot.
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This idiom means to comfort oneself with fantasy.
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But students shouldn' t expect to receive a Yale diploma because they won' t receive one.