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 ㄐㄧㄠㄔㄡˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ze³ zau² giu¹ sau⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: jièjiǔjiāochóu
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄐㄧㄠㄔㄡˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiehjeoujiauchour
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰoʊ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ze³ zau² giu¹ sau⁴
  - Yale: je jáu gīu sàuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dze³ dzau² giu¹ sau⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: zé³ zeo² giu¹ seo⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sɛː³³ t͡sɐu̯³⁵ kiːu̯⁵⁵ sɐu̯²¹/

Verb

借酒澆愁

to drown one's sorrows

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