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to find some consolation (idiom) · to find relief in

聊以自慰
liáo yǐ zì wèi
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
lit. to quench one's thirst by thinking of plums (idiom) · fig. to console oneself with illusions望梅止渴wàng méi zhǐ kělit. to allay one's hunger using a picture of a cake · to feed on illusions (idiom)画饼充饥huà bǐng chōng jīto console oneself · to masturbate · onanism · masturbation自慰zì wèi
Antonyms
as if one had lost something (idiom) · to look or feel unsettled or distracted · to feel empty若有所失ruò yǒu suǒ shī(idiom) to feel a profound sense of loss; to feel disconsolate怅然若失chàng rán ruò shī
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