画饼充饥 huà bǐng chōng jī

to feed on illusions (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 88720th word

Definitions

  1. 1. to feed on illusions (idiom)
  2. 2. lit. to allay one's hunger using a picture of a cake

Characters

Character Meaning
to draw; painting; picture
round flat cake; cake; cookie
to fill; full; sufficient
variant of ; hungry