畫餅充飢 huà bǐng chōng jī

to feed on illusions (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

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
畫 huà
to draw; painting; picture
餅 bǐng
round flat cake; cake; cookie
充 chōng HSK 5
to fill; full; sufficient
飢 jī
variant of 飢jī; hungry