借酒浇愁 in English jie4 jiu3 jiao1 chou2 Meaning

Meanings

  • to drown one's sorrows (in alcohol)

Simplified Characters

借 酒 浇 愁

Traditional Characters

借 酒 澆 愁

Pinyin

jie4 jiu3 jiao1 chou2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

借jie4to lend 酒jiu3wine (esp. rice wine) 浇jiao1to pour liquid 愁chou2to worry about