借酒浇愁
jiè​jiǔ​jiāo​chóu

to drown one's sorrows

  • created sense approved 借酒浇愁/借酒澆愁 · jiè​jiǔ​jiāo​chóu · to drown one's sorrows — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    借酒浇愁 / 借酒澆愁

    jiè​jiǔ​jiāo​chóu

    to drown one's sorrows

    to drink alcohol in order to forget or relieve one's worries or sadness

    借 (literal) → 借 · jiè · to make use of 酒 (literal) → 酒 · jiǔ · alcohol 浇愁 (literal) → 浇愁/澆愁 · jiāo​chóu · to drown one's sorrows

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