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散心解悶

简散心解闷 · 繁散心解悶

Mandarin · pinyin sàn xīn jiě mèn

to divert one's mind from boredom (idiom)

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散: sàn · scatter, disperse, break up
心: xīn · heart; mind, intelligence; soul; 5th lunar mansion, determinative star α Scorpii (Antares)
解: jiě · loosen, unfasten, untie; explain; hexagram ䷧
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闷: mèn · gloomy, depressed, melancholy

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4–1–3–4 · san4 xin1 jie3 men4

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saan3 sam1 gaai2 mun6

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