Taivo A Taiwan Mandarin dictionary

畫餅

huàbǐng

ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄅㄧㄥˇ

Simplified 画饼

  1. 1(fig.) to make empty or unrealistic promises; to engage in unrealistic planning
Example

你這樣就是畫餅充飢!

nǐ zhèyàng jiùshì huàbǐngchōngjī

You're just comforting yourself with a fantasy!

Keep 畫餅 and it comes back until you know it.

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