聊以自慰

liáoyǐzìwèi

just to console oneself

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just to console oneself

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just to console oneself

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just to console oneself (idiom)

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聊以自慰

liáo yǐ zì wèi

find relief in ...; comfort oneself with the thought that ...; just to console oneself; lay a flattering unction to the soul; soothe oneself with a pleasant thought; The only thing that consoles me is...; will oneself into contentment; with a view to consoling oneself

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聊以自慰|聊以自慰 [liáo yǐ zì wèi] ► just to console oneself (idiom)