xiāo​chóu

to drown one's sorrows

  • created reference approved 消愁 → 解愁 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    消愁 xiāo​chóu

    解愁 jiě​chóu

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

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  • created reference approved 消愁 → 浇愁/澆愁 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    消愁 xiāo​chóu

    浇愁 / 澆愁 jiāo​chóu

    synonym

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

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  • created sense approved 消愁 · xiāo​chóu · to drown one's sorrows — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    消愁

    xiāo​chóu

    to drown one's sorrows

    To dispel or get rid of feelings of sadness or melancholy; to relieve one's blues

    消, 愁

    消 (literal) → 消 · xiāo · to while away 愁 (literal) → 愁 · chóu · sorrow

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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