Stop craving for plum
Zhilongsimi, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin for zh ǐ K ěī s ī m é I, is a metaphor for comforting oneself with fantasy, also known as "zhilongsimi". It's from Diao Feng Yue.
The origin of Idioms
The third fold of Guan Hanqing's diaoyuanyue in Yuan Dynasty: "in the third and fourth shift, it's like relieving hunger and painting cake." The second fold of Liu Hong's maidservant by Wu Mingshi in Yuan Dynasty: "we are the one who yearns for plum."
Idiom usage
Usage: as object and attribute; used in figurative sentences.
Stop craving for plum
when one sees the saddle he thinks of the horse -- one thing leads to another - jiàn ān sī mǎ
both the branches and leaves spread out - zhī yè fú sū
Ice dissolves and clouds disperse - bīng jiě yún sàn