liáo
lài

common
formal
literary

Meaning of 聊赖

聊赖 means mental or material sustenance; something to rely on or derive comfort from. Pronounced liáo lài.

  • mental or material sustenance; something to rely on or derive comfort from

Definitions & Examples

Tuì退
xiū
hòu
 
gǎn
dào
bǎi
liáo
lài
 

After retiring, he felt utterly bored and listless.

Zhàn
hòu
de
zi
 
rén
men
shēng
huó
zhuó
 
jīng
shén
shàng
gèng
jué
liáo
lài
 

In the days after the war, people had no means of livelihood and felt even more spiritually adrift.

zhěng
suǒ
shì
shì
 
nèi
xīn
gǎn
dào
zhǒng
shēn
shēn
de
liáo
lài
 

He idled away his days, feeling a deep sense of emptiness inside.