- lit. drinking poison in the hope of quenching one's thirst (idiom)
- fig. a supposed remedy that only makes matters worse
Characters
- 饮 (㱃): old variant of 飲|饮[yin3]
- 鸩 (鴆): legendary bird whose feathers can be used as poison; poisonous; to poison sb
- 止 (止): to stop; to prohibit; until; only
- 渴 (渴): thirsty
Resources
- Wiktionary: 饮鸩止渴
- MDBG: 饮鸩止渴
- Examples with 饮鸩止渴 on Tatoeba
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