消愁解闷 in English xiao1 chou2 jie3 men4 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) to eliminate worry and dispel melancholy (idiomatic expression); diversion from boredom
  • to dispel depression or melancholy
  • to relieve stress
  • a relaxing pass-time

Simplified Characters

消 愁 解 闷

Traditional Characters

消 愁 解 悶

Pinyin

xiao1 chou2 jie3 men4

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

消xiao1to disappear 愁chou2to worry about 解jie3surname Xie 闷men4stuffy