聊以自慰

liáo yǐ zì wèi

Dictionary entry

to find some consolation (idiom)

What does 聊以自慰 mean?

聊以自慰 (liáo yǐ zì wèi) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to find some consolation (idiom)

2to find relief in

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聊liáo(coll.) to chat · (literary) temporarily; for a while 以yǐold variant of 以[yi3]自zì(bound form) self; oneself · from; since 慰wèito comfort · to console

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聊以自慰

liáo yǐ zì wèi

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