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望梅止渴
mong6 mui4 zi2 hot3 |
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looking at something you think you already have but actually don't have Level: 3 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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Characters in this word:望 mong6 - look towards; gaze at; hope; call on梅 mui4 - plum; prune; surname 止 zi2 - stop; halt 渴 hot3 - thirsty; eagerly |
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