画饼充饥
      Explanation: Draw a cake to lift the hunger. Analogy to comfort themselves with the fantasy.
      Usage: -Linked; as subject, predicate, object; analogy to comfort themselves with the fantasy
      Source: Jin Chenshou "Wei Zhi Yu of the Three Kingdoms Biography": "Election to take well-known Mo, were picturesque land for bread, not taste too."
      Examples: Niche to be ~, Miss similar fancies. (Ming Tang, "The Peony Pavilion" sixteenth out)
      Story: Three Kingdoms period, a man named Lu Yu, an official in the Wei, Wei Wendi Cao Pi as he was out of the many good ideas, so discouraged by the court, was promoted to sijung, Lang in the book. Once, Wei Wendi on Lu Yu said: "The country can not get talented people, the key on you. _Select_ion of personnel, do not take those who have fame, and fame, but a picture of a cake, not eat." Lu Yu said: "We rely on reputation is impossible to measure talent, but talent can be found in general. Because of high cultivation, good behavior, and famous, you should not hate them. I think the main thing is the assessment of their to see whether they really have a large margin. the abolition of the test method, thanks to an honorary promotion or demotion, so the authenticity of the Nanbian, confuse the actual situation. "Wei Wendi adopted the views of Lu Yu, ordered the development of test method.
  • Thesaurus:  Glasses of water to save salary, It doesn't help the situation., flash, have an idle talk, jaw but do nothing, Quality non-paper is
  • Antonym Group:  be worthy of, Taken for must