畫waak6餅beng2充cung1飢gei1

English

1. lit. to allay one's hunger using a picture of a cake
2. to feed on illusions (idiom)
3. to feed on illusions; literally: to draw a flatbread to allay one's hungerunreviewed?

粵語 — Cantonese

1. 畫個餅出嚟解除飢餓，比喻用幻想嚟呃自己unreviewed?

Examples

• 你这样就是畫餅充飢！

  You're just comforting yourself with a fantasy!

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• unreviewed?

  你唔好再畫餅充飢喇，要實際啲行動啦！

  Don't keep feeding yourself with illusions, you should take some practical actions!