基本解释
拼音:wàng méi xiāo kě
注音:ㄨㄤˋㄇㄟˊㄒㄧㄠㄎㄜˇ
解释:原意是梅子酸,人想吃梅子就会流涎,因而止渴。后比喻愿望无法实现,用空想安慰自己。
出处:南朝·宋·刘义庆《世说新语·假谲》:“魏武行役失汲道,军皆渴,乃令曰:‘前有大梅林,饶子,甘酸可以解渴。’士卒闻之,口皆出水,乘此得及前源。”
英语:console oneself with false hopes
单字解释:
望
梅
消
渴
英语解释
The original meaning is sour plum. People will salivate when they want to eat plum, so they quench their thirst. After the metaphor, the wish can not be realized, comfort yourself with fantasy.