飲鴆止渴 [饮鸩－－]

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Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. lit. drinking poison in the hope of quenching one's thirst (idiom)
  2. fig. a supposed remedy that only makes matters worse
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (literally: to quench one's thirst by drinking poison); to employ a quick and temporary solution regardless of the ramifications
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    為​解渴​而​飲​毒酒​；​比喻​不惜​用​有害​方法​去​解決​眼前​困難
    to do something harmful in order to seek any relief; literally: to drink poisonous liquor quench thirst
  2. 近義詞
    剜肉補瘡、挖肉補瘡
  3. 參看
    止渴飲鴆
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to do something harmful in order to seek any relief
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    饮鸩止渴
    飲鴆止渴
    • drink poison to quench one's thirst