Chinese Word: 画饼充饥 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

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

1		zhǐ néng 只能 kàn zhe 看着 rén jiā 人家 de 的 wǎng zhàn 网站， zì jǐ 自己 huà bǐng chōng jī 画饼充饥。 Can look at the family's website only, him feed on illusions.
2		tā 他 gē gē 咯咯 de 的 xiào zhe 笑着 shuō 说， “ zhè 这 jiào zuò 叫做 huà bǐng chōng jī 画饼充饥 ” 。 He giggled/chuckled and said, "This is called ' drawing a cake to satisfy one' s hunger' ."
3		mù biāo 目标 bú shi 不是 bù 不 wù 务 shí jì 实际 huà bǐng chōng jī 画饼充饥 shì 式 de 的 lǐ xiǎng 理想。 Goals are not dreamy, pie-in-the-sky ideals.
4		chéng yǔ 成语 “ huà bǐng chōng jī 画饼充饥 ” jiù 就 lái zì 来自 yú 于 huáng dì 皇帝 suǒ 所 shuō 说 de huà 的话。 The idiom came from what the emperor said.
5		xiǎo cái fèng 小裁缝 duì cǐ 对此 yě 也 shì 是 wú kě nài hé 无可奈何， zhè 这 dùn 顿 wǎn fàn 晚饭 jiǎn zhí 简直 shì 是 huà bǐng chōng jī 画饼充饥！ The little tailor saw that here also nothing was to be done.

1		zhǐ néng 只能 kàn zhe 看着 rén jiā 人家 de 的 wǎng zhàn 网站， zì jǐ 自己 huà bǐng chōng jī 画饼充饥。 Can look at the family's website only, him feed on illusions.
2		tā 他 gē gē 咯咯 de 的 xiào zhe 笑着 shuō 说， “ zhè 这 jiào zuò 叫做 huà bǐng chōng jī 画饼充饥 ” 。 He giggled/chuckled and said, "This is called ' drawing a cake to satisfy one' s hunger' ."
3		mù biāo 目标 bú shi 不是 bù 不 wù 务 shí jì 实际 huà bǐng chōng jī 画饼充饥 shì 式 de 的 lǐ xiǎng 理想。 Goals are not dreamy, pie-in-the-sky ideals.
4		chéng yǔ 成语 “ huà bǐng chōng jī 画饼充饥 ” jiù 就 lái zì 来自 yú 于 huáng dì 皇帝 suǒ 所 shuō 说 de huà 的话。 The idiom came from what the emperor said.
5		xiǎo cái fèng 小裁缝 duì cǐ 对此 yě 也 shì 是 wú kě nài hé 无可奈何， zhè 这 dùn 顿 wǎn fàn 晚饭 jiǎn zhí 简直 shì 是 huà bǐng chōng jī 画饼充饥！ The little tailor saw that here also nothing was to be done.