We’re sharing free Chinese learning content with you. Idioms and proverbs, full of meaning, are explored in this series. Today, we present 「止渴思梅」.
The idiom 「止渴思梅」 and its usage are explored below. Learn its meaning and applications here.
It’s like looking at plums to quench thirst. A metaphor for comforting oneself with fantasies. Also known as “Desire-Stopping Plum”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
zhǐ kě sī méi
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
ji2 hot3 si1 mui4
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