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Chinese[edit]
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draw; picture; painting
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round flat cake; cookie; cake round flat cake; cookie; cake; pastry
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trad. (畫餅)
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畫
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餅
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simp. (画饼)
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画
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饼
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Literally: “to draw a flatbread”.
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Pronunciation[edit]
畫餅
- (figurative) to make (empty) promises; to give false hope
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