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. 語句
    為​解渴​而​飲​毒酒​。​指只​顧解釋​眼前​困難​，​不惜​用​有害​方法​急救
    to quench a thirst with poison; a supposed remedy having the opposite effect
  2. 近義詞
    剜肉補瘡、挖肉補瘡
  3. 參看
    止渴飲鴆
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