借酒澆愁

Chinese

		to lend; to borrow; excuse to lend; to borrow; excuse; pretext; by means of	alcoholic drink	to water	worry about
trad. (借酒澆愁)		借	酒	澆	愁
simp. (借酒浇愁)		借	酒	浇	愁

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jièjiǔjiāochóu

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄠ ㄔㄡˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ze³ zau² giu¹ sau⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jièjiǔjiāochóu
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄠ ㄔㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jièjiǒujiaochóu
    • Wade–Giles: chieh⁴-chiu³-chiao¹-chʻou²
    • Yale: jyè-jyǒu-jyāu-chóu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiehjeoujiauchour
    • Palladius: цзецзюцзяочоу (czeczjuczjaočou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ze³ zau² giu¹ sau⁴
    • Yale: je jáu gīu sàuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dze³ dzau² giu¹ sau⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: zé³ zeo² giu¹ seo⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɛː³³ t͡sɐu̯³⁵ kiːu̯⁵⁵ sɐu̯²¹/

Verb

借酒澆愁

1. to drown one's sorrows