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鸩zhèn
Trad. 鴆
  • legendary bird whose feathers can be used as poison
  • poisonous
  • to poison sb
🖌️ 鸩 Strokes
鸩zhèn羽yǔ
Trad. 鴆羽
  • the poisonous feathers of the legendary bird Zhen 鴆|鸩
🖌️ 鸩 Strokes 🖌️ 羽 Strokes
饮yǐn鸩zhèn止zhǐ渴kě
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
🖌️ 饮 Strokes 🖌️ 鸩 Strokes 🖌️ 止 Strokes 🖌️ 渴 Strokes

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