quench a thirst with poison

quench a thirst with poison

Drinking poison to quench thirst, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is y ǐ nzh è NJI ě K ě, meaning to use the wrong way to solve the immediate difficulties without serious consequences. The same as "drinking poison to quench thirst". It comes from the biography of Huo Chen in the later Han Dynasty.

The origin of Idioms

The biography of Huo Chen in the book of the later Han Dynasty: "for example, you can cure hunger by Aconitum carmichaeli, quench thirst by poison, and you have lost your throat before you enter your stomach."

Idiom usage

It is wrong to refer to people

Analysis of Idioms

Drinking poison to quench thirst