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望梅止渴

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
望 wàng full moon / to hope / to expect / to visit / to gaze (into the distance) / to look towards / towards
望 wàng 15th day of month (lunar calendar) / old variant of 望
 梅 Méi surname Mei
 梅 méi plum / plum flower / Japanese apricot (Prunus mume)
 梅 méi variant of 梅
 梅 méi old variant of 梅
  止 zhǐ to stop / to prohibit / until / only
   渴 kě thirsty
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