畫餅充饑 (huà bǐng chōng jī ) |
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Later, this idiom came to be used to mean comforting oneself with unrealistic thoughts, without solving practical problems. 三國時代魏國的皇帝曹睿,準備選拔一個有才能的人到朝廷來做官。曹睿對他的大臣說:“選擇人才,不能光找有虛名的人。虛名好像是在地上畫的一塊餅,只能看,不能解決肚子饑餓的問題??!” 后來人們就用“畫餅充饑”這個成語比喻用空想安慰自己,不能解決實際問題。 畫餅充饑(huà bǐng chōng jī )
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