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We’re happy to bring you free Chinese lessons. This series dives into idioms and proverbs, meaningful and practical. Today’s phrase is 「消愁釋憒」, with its usage explained below.

Let’s dive into the idiom 「消愁釋憒」. Its definition and application are outlined below.

It means to eliminate boredom and make the body and mind happy.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

xiāo chóu shì kuì

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

siu1 sau4 sik1 kui2

There are a countless number of Chinese idioms, each with unique meanings and applications. We’ve provided these resources to help guide you as you dive deeper into learning Chinese.