望
梅
止
渴

Word Definition - 望梅止渴

wàng méi zhǐ kě lit. to quench one's thirst by thinking of plums (idiom); fig. to console oneself with illusions

Individual Character Details

望 wàng, wàng
梅 méi, méi, méi, méi
止 zhǐ
渴 kě