消愁解闷 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

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

Character by character

• 消xiāonews, rumors; to die out, to melt away, to vanish
• 愁chóuanxious, worried
• 解jiěto explain; to loosen; to unfasten, to untie
• 闷mèngloomy, depressed, melancholy

Idioms sharing a character

• 此消彼长 cǐ xiāo bǐ zhǎng
• 无福消受 wú fú xiāo shòu
• 烟消云散 yān xiāo yún sàn
• 云消雾散 yún xiāo wù sàn
• 香消玉殒 xiāng xiāo yù yǔn
• 借酒浇愁 jiè jiǔ jiāo chóu
• 债多不愁 zhài duō bù chóu
• 多愁善感 duō chóu shàn gǎn
• 多愁多病 duō chóu duō bìng
• 愁眉苦脸 chóu méi kǔ liǎn

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