杯酒解怨 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• a wine cup dissolves complaints ; a few drinks can ease social interaction

Character by character

• 杯bēicup, glass; measure word for liquids
• 酒jiǔwine, spirits, liquor, alcohol
• 解jiěto explain; to loosen; to unfasten, to untie
• 怨yuànto blame, to complain, to hate; enmity, resentment

Idioms sharing a character

• 好酒贪杯 hào jiǔ tān bēi
• 推杯换盏 tuī bēi huàn zhǎn
• 杯弓蛇影 bēi gōng shé yǐng
• 杯水车薪 bēi shuǐ chē xīn
• 杯盘狼藉 bēi pán láng jí
• 杯酒言欢 bēi jiǔ yán huān
• 借酒浇愁 jiè jiǔ jiāo chóu
• 嗜酒如命 shì jiǔ rú mìng
• 对酒当歌 duì jiǔ dāng gē
• 斗酒只鸡 dǒu jiǔ zhī jī

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