饮鸩止渴

yǐnzhènzhǐkě

lit. drinking poison in the hope of quenching one's thirst (idiom); fig. a supposed remedy that only makes matters worse

Traditional 飲鴆止渴

Meaning

yǐnzhènzhǐkěyin3 zhen4 zhi3 ke3
  1. lit. drinking poison in the hope of quenching one's thirst (idiom)
  2. fig. a supposed remedy that only makes matters worse

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