聊以自慰 — Chinese idiom
聊以自慰
liáo yǐ zì wèi
Meaning
- to find some consolation
- to find relief in
Character by character
- 聊liáosomewhat, slightly, at least
- 以yǐaccording to; so as to; because of; then
- 自zìself; private, personal; from
- 慰wèito calm, to comfort, to reassure
Idioms sharing a character
- 民不聊生 mín bù liáo shēng
- 百无聊赖 bǎi wú liáo lài
- 聊胜于无 liáo shèng yú wú
- 聊表心意 liáo biǎo xīn yì
- 一以贯之 yī yǐ guàn zhī
- 不以为然 bù yǐ wéi rán
- 不知所以 bù zhī suǒ yǐ
- 以一驭万 yǐ yī yù wàn
- 以假乱真 yǐ jiǎ luàn zhēn
- 以债养债 yǐ zhài yǎng zhài
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