望梅止渴 [－－－－]

Jyutping mong6 mui4 zi2 hot3
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Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. lit. to quench one's thirst by thinking of plums (idiom)
  2. fig. to console oneself with illusions
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
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Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to console oneself with illusions
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    望梅止渴
    望梅止渴
    mong6 mui4 zi2 hot3
    • to console oneself with false hopes; to feed on fancies; literally: to quench one's thirst by watching plums