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望梅止渴

mong6 mui4 zi2 hot3

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.

望梅止渴

This word was added by WANNABEAFREAK on 24th Aug 2007 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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望 mong6 wang4 wang2 - look, gaze; hope
梅 mui4 mei2 mei3 - plums; prunes
止 zi2 zhi3 - stop; halt;
渴 hot3 kit3 ke3 jie2 - [1] thirsty [2] [v] long; crave; pine

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