清水入喉难解烈酒
[qīng shuĭ rù hóu nán jiĕ liè jiŭ]
'Clear Water Can’t Quench the Fiery Liquor’ conveys a feeling where simpler pleasures (like water) can’t match or satisfy the intense feelings or experiences that stronger stimuli (like strong alcohol) bring. It often refers to emotions that are deep and hard to be pacified by superficial comforts.