jiè jiǔ jiāo chóu

Traditional: 借酒澆愁

借酒浇愁 (jiè jiǔ jiāo chóu) is a Chinese word meaning “(idiom) to drown one's sorrows”.

Meanings

  1. 1(idiom) to drown one's sorrows

Characters in 借酒浇愁

借jiè · to borrow酒jiǔ · wine (esp. rice wine)浇jiāo · to pour liquid愁chóu · to worry about

Related words

酒wine (esp. rice wine)借to borrow借variant of 借[jie4]酒吧bar (place to buy drinks)啤酒beer (loanword)喝酒to drink (alcohol)酒店wine shop借口to use as an excuse酒精(coll.) ethanol; ethyl alcohol酗酒heavy drinking鸡尾酒(calque) cocktail酒鬼drunkard

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