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借酒浇愁

jiè jiǔ jiāo chóu

4-character word Traditional 借酒澆愁

What 借酒浇愁 means

1. idiomto drown one's sorrows

The characters in 借酒浇愁

• 借jièto borrow; (used in combination with 给; to make use of; to avail oneself of
• 酒jiǔwine (esp. rice wine); liquor; spirits
• 浇jiāoto pour liquid; to irrigate (using waterwheel); to water
• 愁chóuto worry about

Example sentences

• 你借酒浇愁是为了什么事？
  Nǐ jièjiǔjiāochóu shì wèile shénmeshì?
  What pain are you trying to cover up with alcohol?
• 你借酒浇愁是为了什幺事？
  What pain are you trying to cover up with alcohol?