解悶 [－闷]

Jyutping gaai2 mun6
Pinyin jiě mèn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to relieve boredom or melancholy
  2. a diversion
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    利用​一​啲​活動​消除​無​聊​嘅​感​覺
    to divert oneself from boredom
    • 好多老人家都鍾意同朋友打下牌解悶。
      好多老人家都钟意同朋友打下牌解闷。
      hou2 do1 lou5 jan4 gaa1 dou1 zung1 ji3 tung4 pang4 jau5 daa2 haa5 paai2 gaai2 mun6.
      The elderly plays Mahjong with friends to divert themselves from boredom.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, literary
    to get rid of one's sorrows; to forget about one's troubles
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    快要考试的时候，举重真的消愁解闷，再说对身体和精神都很好。
    快要考試的時候，舉重真的消愁解悶，再説對身體和精神都很好。
    kuài yào kǎo shì de shí hou ， jǔ zhòng zhēn de xiāo chóu jiě mèn ， zài shuō duì shēn tǐ hé jīng shén dōu hěn hǎo 。
    • When you're about to have exams, lifting weights really does relieve stress, and it's also good for your mind and body.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    好多老人家都钟意同朋友打下牌解闷。
    好多老人家都鍾意同朋友打下牌解悶。
    hou2 do1 lou5 jan4 gaa1 dou1 zung1 ji3 tung4 pang4 jau5 daa2 haa5 paai2 gaai2 mun6.
    • The elderly plays Mahjong with friends to divert themselves from boredom.