止渴

zhǐkě

to quench one's thirst

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 止 zhǐ
  1. to stop
  2. to prohibit
  3. until
  4. only
=2 渴 kě thirsty
=2 渴 jié
  1. (obsolete) alternative form of 竭 (jié, “to use up; to exhaust; to cause to dry up”)
  2. alternative form of 竭 (jié, “to use up; to exhaust; to cause to dry up”)

Containing this entry

充饥止渴 chōngjīzhǐkě to allay one's hunger and slake one's thirst (idiom)
望梅止渴 wàngméizhǐkě
  1. lit. to quench one's thirst by thinking of plums (idiom)
  2. fig. to console oneself with illusions
饮鸩止渴 yǐnzhènzhǐkě
  1. lit. drinking poison in the hope of quenching one's thirst (idiom)
  2. fig. a supposed remedy that only makes matters worse