飲鴆止渴

Chinese

		drink	a mythical bird; poisonous; to poison	to quench one's thirst
trad. (飲鴆止渴)		飲	鴆	止渴
simp. (饮鸩止渴)		饮	鸩	止渴
Literally: “to drink poisonous liquor to quench thirst”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yǐnzhènzhǐkě

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄣˇ ㄓㄣˋ ㄓˇ ㄎㄜˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jam² zam⁶ zi² hot³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yǐnzhènzhǐkě [Phonetic: yǐnzhènzhíkě]
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄣˇ ㄓㄣˋ ㄓˇ ㄎㄜˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yyinjennjyykee
  - IPA ^(key): /in²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʈ͡ʂən⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jam² zam⁶ zi² hot³
  - Yale: yám jahm jí hot
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jam² dzam⁶ dzi² hot⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: yem² zem⁶ ji² hod³
  - IPA ^(key): /jɐm³⁵ t͡sɐm²² t͡siː³⁵ hɔːt̚³/

Idiom

飲鴆止渴

to do something harmful in order to seek temporary relief

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