鸩
zhèn
Pinyin

Definition

鸩
 - 
zhèn
  1. legendary bird whose feathers can be used as poison
  2. poisonous
  3. to poison sb

Character Decomposition

Related Words (1)

饮鸩止渴
yǐn zhèn zhǐ kě
  1. 1 lit. drinking poison in the hope of quenching one's thirst (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a supposed remedy that only makes matters worse

Idioms (1)

饮鸩止渴
yǐn zhèn zhǐ kě
  1. 1 lit. drinking poison in the hope of quenching one's thirst (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a supposed remedy that only makes matters worse

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