聊 liáo

1. liáo adverb temporarily; provisionally; tentatively; somewhat; slightly
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (CC-CEDICT '聊'; Guoyu '聊' adv; Kroll 2015 '聊' 3, p. 270; Unihan '聊')
2. liáo verb to depend on
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (CC-CEDICT '聊'; Guoyu '聊' v 1; Kroll 2015 '聊' 1, p. 270)
3. liáo adjective assured; contented
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '聊' 1a, p. 270)
4. liáo adverb will; shall
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Marks a future action (Kroll 2015 '聊' 4, p. 270)
5. liáo noun pleasure; interest
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Guoyu '聊' n 1)
6. liáo verb to chat
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (CC-CEDICT '聊'; Guoyu '聊' v 2)
7. liáo proper noun Liao
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
   Notes: (Guoyu '聊' n 2)
8. liáo noun ringing in the ear
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (Kroll 2015 '聊' 5, p. 270)

Contained in

• 聊叙(聊敘) to speak tentatively
• 聊备一格(聊備一格) to use as a stopgap; to give perfunctory recognition; token; nominal
• 民不聊生 The people have no way to make a living
• 聊天儿(聊天兒) to chat
• 聊表寸心 to be a small token of one's feelings
• 聊以解闷(聊以解悶) relaxation
• 闲聊(閒聊) to chat; casual conversation
• 聊以自慰 to find some consolation ; to find relief in
• 聊天机器人(聊天機器人) chatbot
• 聊天室 chat room
• 百无聊赖(百無聊賴) bored to death; bored stiff; overcome with boredom
• 聊赖(聊賴) to suffer tedium
• 陪聊 to keep company for a chat / (esp.) to be a paid escort
• 聊备(聊備) to provide as expedient; to use temporarily as; to make shift
• 尬聊 awkward conversation; to have a cringeworthy conversation
• 无聊(無聊) boring; uninteresting ; bored ; stupid ; destitute; poverty stricken ; to have no alternative
• 聊生 to earn a living (especially with negative)
• 聊胜于无(聊勝於無) better than nothing
• 聊且 for the time being; tentatively
• 闲聊天(閑聊天) to chat; idle gossip
• 聊以塞责(聊以塞責) just to get away with one's responsibilities; in order to get off the hook

Also contained in

聊城地区 、 聊城 、 聊斋 、 聊城市 、 聊天 、 聊斋志异

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Truncated for common words

• 卷三十二 Scroll 32 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 9
• 卷十三　齊六 Chapter 13: Qi VI Stratagems of the Warring States 戰國策 — count: 8
• 卷之三　詩五言 Scroll 3: Five Character Form Poetry Tao Yuanming Collected Poems 陶淵明集 — count: 7
• 卷第四 九章 Chapter 4: Nine Pieces Songs of Chu 楚辭 — count: 7
• 卷三十一 Scroll 31 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 7
• 卷十五 Scroll 15 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 6
• 卷五 Scroll 5 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 6
• 卷二十二 Scroll 22 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 6
• 卷九 Scroll 9 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 6
• 卷第十六 九歎 Chapter 16: Nine Laments Songs of Chu 楚辭 — count: 5