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解悶

简解闷 · 繁解悶

Mandarin · pinyin jiě mèn

to relieve boredom or melancholy
a diversion

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解: jiě · loosen, unfasten, untie; explain; hexagram ䷧
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闷: mèn · gloomy, depressed, melancholy

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3–4 · jie3 men4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gaai2 mun6

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verb

(literary) to get rid of one's sorrows; to forget about one's troubles

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