饮鸩止渴

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 饮鸩止渴 – see 飲鴆止渴 (“to drink poisonous liquor to quench thirst; to do something harmful in order to seek any relief”). (This term is the simplified form of 飲鴆止渴).
Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia, and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.