杯酒解怨
bēi jiǔ jiě yuàn
Pinyin

Definition

杯酒解怨
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bēi jiǔ jiě yuàn
  1. a wine cup dissolves complaints (idiom); a few drinks can ease social interaction

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

下酒
xià jiǔ
  1. 1 to be appropriate to have with alcohol
  2. 2 to down one's drink
了解
liǎo jiě
  1. 1 to understand
  2. 2 to realize
  3. 3 to find out
抱怨
bào yuàn
  1. 1 to complain
  2. 2 to grumble
  3. 3 to harbor a complaint
  4. 4 to feel dissatisfied
杯
bēi
  1. 1 cup
  2. 2 trophy cup
  3. 3 classifier for certain containers of liquids: glass, cup
理解
lǐ jiě
  1. 1 to comprehend
  2. 2 to understand
  3. 3 comprehension
  4. 4 understanding
解决
jiě jué
  1. 1 to settle (a dispute)
  2. 2 to resolve
  3. 3 to solve
  4. 4 to dispose of
  5. 5 to dispatch
解释
jiě shì
  1. 1 explanation
  2. 2 to explain
  3. 3 to interpret
  4. 4 to resolve
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
酒
jiǔ
  1. 1 wine (esp. rice wine)
  2. 2 liquor
  3. 3 spirits
  4. 4 alcoholic beverage
  5. 5 CL:杯[bēi],瓶[píng],罐[guàn],桶[tǒng],缸[gāng]
酒吧
jiǔ bā
  1. 1 bar
  2. 2 pub
  3. 3 saloon
  4. 4 CL:家[jiā]
酒店
jiǔ diàn
  1. 1 wine shop
  2. 2 pub (public house)
  3. 3 hotel
  4. 4 restaurant
  5. 5 (Tw) hostess club
不解
bù jiě
  1. 1 to not understand
  2. 2 to be puzzled by
  3. 3 indissoluble
世界杯
Shì jiè bēi
  1. 1 World Cup
干杯
gān bēi
  1. 1 to drink a toast
  2. 2 Cheers! (proposing a toast)
  3. 3 Here's to you!
  4. 4 Bottoms up!
  5. 5 lit. dry cup
分解
fēn jiě
  1. 1 to resolve
  2. 2 to decompose
  3. 3 to break down
化解
huà jiě
  1. 1 to dissolve
  2. 2 to resolve (contradictions)
  3. 3 to dispel (doubts)
  4. 4 to iron out (difficulties)
  5. 5 to defuse (conflicts)
  6. 6 to neutralize (fears)
哀怨
āi yuàn
  1. 1 grief
  2. 2 resentment
  3. 3 aggrieved
  4. 4 plaintive
啤酒
pí jiǔ
  1. 1 beer (loanword)
  2. 2 CL:杯[bēi],瓶[píng],罐[guàn],桶[tǒng],缸[gāng]
善解人意
shàn jiě rén yì
  1. 1 to be good at understanding others (idiom)
喜酒
xǐ jiǔ
  1. 1 wedding feast
  2. 2 liquor drunk at a wedding feast
喝酒
hē jiǔ
  1. 1 to drink (alcohol)

Idioms (20)

一知半解
yī zhī bàn jiě
  1. 1 lit. to know one and understand half (idiom); a smattering of knowledge
  2. 2 dilettante
  3. 3 amateur
不求甚解
bù qiú shèn jiě
  1. 1 lit. not requiring a detailed understanding (idiom); only looking for an overview
  2. 2 not bothered with the details
  3. 3 superficial
  4. 4 content with shallow understanding
今朝有酒今朝醉
jīn zhāo yǒu jiǔ jīn zhāo zuì
  1. 1 to live in the moment (idiom)
  2. 2 to live every day as if it were one's last
  3. 3 to enjoy while one can
以德报怨
yǐ dé bào yuàn
  1. 1 to return good for evil (idiom)
  2. 2 to requite evil with good
以直报怨，以德报德
yǐ zhí bào yuàn , yǐ dé bào dé
  1. 1 to repay kindness with kindness, and repay enmity with justice (idiom, from Analects)
任劳任怨
rèn láo rèn yuàn
  1. 1 to work hard without complaint (idiom)
善解人意
shàn jiě rén yì
  1. 1 to be good at understanding others (idiom)
嗜酒如命
shì jiǔ rú mìng
  1. 1 to love wine as one's life (idiom); fond of the bottle
大惑不解
dà huò bù jiě
  1. 1 to be at a loss (idiom)
好酒沉瓮底
hǎo jiǔ chén wèng dǐ
  1. 1 lit. the best wine is at the bottom of the jug (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the best is saved for last
好酒贪杯
hào jiǔ tān bēi
  1. 1 fond of the bottle (idiom)
对酒当歌
duì jiǔ dāng gē
  1. 1 lit. sing to accompany wine (idiom); fig. life is short, make merry while you can
怨天尤人
yuàn tiān yóu rén
  1. 1 (idiom) to blame the gods and accuse others
怨天载道
yuàn tiān zài dào
  1. 1 lit. cries of complaint fill the roads (idiom); complaints rise all around
  2. 2 discontent is openly voiced
怨声载道
yuàn shēng zài dào
  1. 1 lit. cries of complaint fill the roads (idiom); complaints rise all around
  2. 2 discontent is openly voiced
慷慨解囊
kāng kǎi jiě náng
  1. 1 to contribute generously (idiom); help sb generously with money
  2. 2 to give generously to charity
把酒言欢
bǎ jiǔ yán huān
  1. 1 to drink and chat merrily (idiom)
排忧解难
pái yōu jiě nàn
  1. 1 to resolve a difficult situation and leave worries behind (idiom)
排难解纷
pái nàn jiě fēn
  1. 1 to remove perils and solve disputes (idiom); to reconcile differences
散心解闷
sàn xīn jiě mèn
  1. 1 to divert one's mind from boredom (idiom)

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