飲鴆止渴

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

CEDICT

to do something harmful in order to seek any relief

Wiktionary

比喻只求解救眼前困難，而不顧將來的大禍患。參見「止渴飲鴆」條。

重編國語辭典

用有害的辦法解決眼前困難，不顧嚴重的後果

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 飲 yǐn to drink
2 鴆 zhèn
  1. legendary bird whose feathers can be used as poison
  2. poisonous
  3. to poison sb
3 止渴 zhǐkě to quench one's thirst