聊liáoⅠ ❶ （姑且） merely; just; rather: ～ 以助兴 just for entertainment; ～ 陈愚见 just express my opinion
❷ （略微） a little; slightly: ～ 胜一筹 just a little better Ⅱ ❶ [口] （闲谈） chat: 多 ～ 一会儿 stay and chat a while yet; 晚饭后咱们 ～ ～ 。 Let's have a chat after supper.
❷ （依赖） rely on; depend: 民不 ～ 生。 The people find it hard to live on. Ⅲ ❶ （姓氏） a surname: ～ 亮 Liao Liang
❷ （趣味） interest; delight: 无 ～ bored; boring
◆聊备一格 may serve as a specimen; 聊赖 sth. to live for; sth. to rely upon; 聊且 tentatively; for the moment; 聊胜于无 Something is better than nothing.; A bad bush is better than an open field.; A bit in the morning is better than nothing all day.; A little is better than none.; 聊天儿 [口] chat; gossip; small talk; 聊以解嘲 manage somehow to relieve embarrassment; in a feeble attempt to silence jeers; make a feeble attempt to explain things away when ridiculed; say or do sth. in order to avoid mockery; 聊以塞责 trump up so as to avoid blame; just to meet the bare requirements; 聊以自慰 find relief in ...; comfort oneself with the thought that ...; just to console oneself; lay a flattering unction to the soul; soothe oneself with a pleasant thought; The only thing that consoles me is...; will oneself into contentment; with a view to consoling oneself; 聊以自娱 just to entertain oneself; 聊以卒岁 just to tide over the year; He barely makes both ends meet at the end of the year.; reach the end of the year without being in debt; 《聊斋志异》 title of a collection of bizarre stories by Pu Songling of the Qing Dynasty |