饮鸩止渴(yǐn zhèn zhǐ kě)

4 charactersTrad. 飲鴆止渴

lit. drinking poison in the hope of quenching one's thirst…

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old variant of 饮Full guide →
legendary bird whose feathe…Full guide →
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