望梅止渴 (mong6 mui4 zi2 hot3) — looking at something you think you already have but actually don't have in Cantonese
mongˍ₆望muiˎ₄梅ziˊ²止hot˗₃渴Mandarin Pinyin: wang4 mei2 zhi3 ke3
Meaning of 望梅止渴
nounlooking at something you think you already have but actually don't have