画饼充饥 in English hua4 bing3 chong1 ji1 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) to allay one's hunger using a picture of a cake
  • to feed on illusions (idiomatic expression)

Simplified Characters

画 饼 充 饥

Traditional Characters

畫 餅 充 飢

Pinyin

hua4 bing3 chong1 ji1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

画hua4to draw 饼bing3round flat cake 充chong1to fill 饥ji1hungry