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消愁解悶

简消愁解闷 · 繁消愁解悶

Mandarin · pinyin xiāo chóu jiě mèn

lit. to eliminate worry and dispel melancholy (idiom); diversion from boredom
to dispel depression or melancholy
to relieve stress
a relaxing pass-time

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消: xiāo · vanish, die out; melt away
愁: chóu · anxiety; to worry about, be anxious
解: jiě · loosen, unfasten, untie; explain; hexagram ䷧
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闷: mèn · gloomy, depressed, melancholy

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1–2–3–4 · xiao1 chou2 jie3 men4

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siu1 sau4 gaai2 mun6

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