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Character Decomposition
聊=耳+卯
Etymology
ear
Meanings
(coll.) to chat
(literary) temporarily; for a while
(literary) somewhat; slightly
(literary) to depend upon
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Words with 聊 60 total
for the time being; tentatively聊且liáo qiěto earn a living (esp. with negative)聊生liáo shēngto chat; to gossip聊天liáo tiānbored · boring · senseless无聊wú liáoto chat · casual conversation闲聊xián liáo(slang) awkward conversation; to have a cringeworthy conversation尬聊gà liáo(computing) to chat privately; private chat私聊sī liáo(computing) group chat; to have a group chat群聊qún liáoto use it (or do it) for the purpose of (allaying hunger, relieving boredom etc) to some extent聊以liáo yǐto provide on a makeshift basis; to use temporarily as聊备liáo bèito speak tentatively聊叙liáo xùto suffer tedium聊赖liáo làito chat flirtatiously聊骚liáo sāoto chat naked (online)裸聊luǒ liáoto keep sb company for a chat · (esp.) to be a paid escort陪聊péi liáoLiaocheng, prefecture-level city in Shandong Province聊城市Liáo chéng Shìerhua variant of 聊天 liáo tiān聊天儿liáo tiān rchat room聊天室liáo tiān shìto chat · idle gossip闲聊天xián liáo tiānabsolutely senseless · be utterly bored · extreme boredom · disgusting穷极无聊qióng jí wú liáoto use as a stopgap; to make a perfunctory gesture; token; nominal聊备一格liáo bèi yī géin order to minimally fulfill one's responsibilities · in order to get off the hook聊以塞责liáo yǐ sè zéjust to tide over the year聊以卒岁liáo yǐ zú suì(idiom) the people have no way to make a living (from Records of the Grand Historian)民不聊生mín bù liáo shēng
Idioms with 聊 17 total Chain
(idiom) bored to death; bored stiff; overcome with boredom百无聊赖bǎi wú liáo làito use as a stopgap; to make a perfunctory gesture; token; nominal聊备一格liáo bèi yī gébetter than nothing (idiom)聊胜于无liáo shèng yú wúin order to minimally fulfill one's responsibilities · in order to get off the hook聊以塞责liáo yǐ sè zéto find some consolation (idiom) · to find relief in聊以自慰liáo yǐ zì wèi
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