梅核气 (梅核氣)
méi hé qì
Pinyin
Definition
梅核气 (梅核氣)
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- (TCM) plum-pit qi, a feeling of a lump in the throat (globus pharyngis) or of stagnant phlegm
Character Decomposition
Idioms (2)
望梅止渴
- 1 lit. to quench one's thirst by thinking of plums (idiom)
- 2 fig. to console oneself with illusions
青梅竹马
- 1 lit. green plums and hobby-horse (idiom)
- 2 fig. innocent children's games
- 3 childhood sweethearts
- 4 a couple who grew up as childhood friends