Stop craving for plum

Stop craving for plum

Zhilongwangmei is a Chinese idiom. Its pinyin is zh ǐ K ě w à NGM é I, which means to quench one's thirst by looking at the plum. It's like comforting yourself with fantasy. It is the same as "stopping thirst for plum". It comes from a new account of the world: false treachery.

Analysis of Idioms

To quench one's thirst

Idioms and allusions

Cao Cao led his troops on the way to the battle. There was no place for water. The soldiers were thirsty. So Cao Cao told his men to pass a message to the soldiers, saying: "there is a large plum forest in front of him, which bears many plums. They are sweet and sour, and can be used to quench thirst." After listening, the soldiers were drooling. With this, they are able to get to the place where there is water ahead.

The origin of Idioms

In the blood of Wanjiang River, resisting the enemy written by sun Yulin of Qing Dynasty: "what's the benefit of stopping the thirst for plum? Our party is very unfortunate!"

Idiom usage

As an object or attribute; used in figurative sentences.