Chinese Word: 饮鸩止渴 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

饮 yǐn 鸩 zhèn 止 zhǐ 渴 kě (Trad.: 飲鴆止渴)

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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