ㄨㄤˋwàngㄇㄟˊméiˇzhǐㄎㄜˇ

  1. 曹操行軍途中士兵乾渴難耐曹操士兵梅子使士兵出口解渴故事南朝·劉義慶世說新語·》。比喻空想安慰自己警世通言··百年》:雖然不曾來期畫餅充飢望梅止渴。」拍案驚奇·》:那裡銀子只好望梅止渴畫餅充飢。」說梅止渴」、望梅消渴」。割肉醫瘡畫餅充飢

lit. to quench one's thirst by thinking of plums (idiom)​, fig. to console oneself with illusions
sich falschen Hoffnungen hingeben (Sprichw)​