tiêu sầu
Definition
- Verb:
- To dispel sadness / to relieve melancholy: The act of engaging in an activity or using a method to make one's sorrow, grief, or low spirits go away or become less intense.
Usage Examples
- Verb:
- Cô ấy nghe nhạc để tiêu sầu. (She listens to music to dispel her sadness.)
- Đi du lịch một mình có thể là cách để tiêu sầu. (Traveling alone can be a way to relieve melancholy.)
- Anh ấy tìm đến bạn bè mỗi khi cần tiêu sầu. (He turns to his friends whenever he needs to chase away the blues.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is often used in a reflective or slightly literary context to describe a conscious effort to overcome a state of unhappiness.
Variants and Related Words
- Giải sầu (v): A near-synonymous phrase also meaning to dispel sorrow.
- Uống trà đàm đạo là thú giải sầu của ông ấy. (Drinking tea and chatting is his pastime for dispelling sorrow.)
Synonyms
- To cheer up: To become or make someone less sad.
- To alleviate sorrow: To make grief less severe.
- To drown one's sorrows: (Idiomatic) To try to forget problems by drinking alcohol.
Related Idioms
- Tiêu sầu bằng rượu: To drown one's sorrows (in drink).
- Đừng nên tiêu sầu bằng rượu, nó chỉ làm mọi thứ tệ hơn. (You shouldn't drown your sorrows in drink; it only makes things worse.)