Usage of the character 鴆
zhèn
鸩
[鴆]
- legendary bird whose feathers can be used as poison
- poisonous
- to poison sb
zhènyǔ
鸩羽
[鴆羽]
- the poisonous feathers of the legendary bird Zhen 鴆／鸩
yǐnzhènzhǐkě
饮鸩止渴
[飲鴆止渴]
- lit. drinking poison in the hope of quenching one's thirst (idiom)
- fig. a supposed remedy that only makes matters worse