Dictionary/饮鸩止渴

饮鸩止渴 飲鴆止渴

yǐn zhèn zhǐ kě

ㄧㄣˇ ㄓㄣˋ ㄓˇ ㄎㄜˇ
Idiom
1fig. a supposed remedy that only makes matters worse
2lit. drinking poison in the hope of quenching one's thirst (idiom)

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饮鸩止渴