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- condition characterized by thirst, hunger, frequent urination and weight loss, identified in TCM with type 2 diabetes
- lit. to quench one's thirst by thinking of plums (idiom)
- fig. to console oneself with illusions
Trad. 如飢似渴
- to hunger for sth (idiom); eagerly
- to long for sth
Trad. 臨渴掘井
- lit. not to dig a well until one is thirsty
- to be unprepared and seek help at the last minute (idiom)
Trad. 臨渴穿井
- lit. face thirst and dig a well (idiom); fig. not to make adequate provision
- to act when it is too late
- to be so thirsty as to no longer be able to tolerate it
Trad. 充飢止渴
- to allay one's hunger and slake one's thirst (idiom)
Trad. 愛才若渴
- (idiom) to be eager to surround oneself with talented people
Trad. 求賢若渴
- (idiom) to eagerly seek talented people
Trad. 飲鴆止渴
- lit. drinking poison in the hope of quenching one's thirst (idiom)
- fig. a supposed remedy that only makes matters worse
Trad. 遠水不解近渴
- lit. distant water does not cure present thirst; fig. urgent need
- a slow remedy does not address immediate needs