Chinese learning begins with simple characters, progresses to phrases, and culminates in idioms. This free resource introduces advanced idioms. Today’s focus is 「說梅止渴」. Check below for details.
The featured idiom 「說梅止渴」 is explained here, including its meaning and how to use it.
It is a metaphor that one’s wishes cannot be fulfilled and one uses fantasies to comfort oneself. Same as “looking at the plum to quench thirst”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
shuō méi zhǐ kě
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
syut3 mui4 ji2 hot3
The vastness of Chinese idioms, with their many meanings and applications, is inspiring. We hope these resources will guide you in your language-learning adventure.
