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画饼充饥

huàbǐngchōngjī

Traditional: 畫餅充飢

lit. to allay one's hunger using a picture of a cake / to feed on illusions (idiom)

Character Breakdown

画
huà
picture, painting, drawing; to draw
HSK 3
饼
bǐng
rice-cake, pastry, biscuit
HSK 4
充
chōng
to fill, to supply; to be full
HSK 5
饥
jī
hungry, starving; hunger, famine
HSK 6

Additional Information

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