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画饼充饥
畫餅充飢
huàbǐngchōngjī
1. lit. to allay one's hunger using a picture of a cake
2. to feed on illusions (idiom)

Character Breakdown

画
huà
picture, painting, drawing; to draw
HSK 3 8 丶
饼
bǐng
rice-cake, pastry, biscuit
HSK 4 9 丶
充
chōng
to fill, to supply; to be full
HSK 5 6 丶
饥
jī
hungry, starving; hunger, famine
HSK 6 5 丶

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