| 聊 | 520C50 31S.22-9 | 部居  | 畫數 11 | ㄌㄧㄠˊ [liao2] | ||
| V.i. | (1) To chat idly: 請多聊一會 please stay and chat a while yet; 聊天，聊聊 [liao2tian1], [liao2liao0]↓. (2) To endure: 聊賴 [liao2lai4]↓; 民不聊生 the people find it hard to live on; 無聊 adj., bored, oppressed, find time idle, also boring, (play, performance) most unintersting: 無聊的很 (of meeting, play) boring; beneath concern: 這個人太無聊 this person is not worth keeping company with, is a bore. | |||||
| Adv. | Rather, just, just a little: 聊勝於無 better than nothing; 聊陳愚見 just express my opinion; 聊勝一等 just a little better; 聊以助興 just for entertainment; 聊以自慰 comfort oneself with thought. | |||||
| Words | 1. 聊且 [liao2qie3], adv., just, see Adv.↑. 2. 聊浪 [liao2lang4], adj., (AC) unrestrained, wandering freely. 3. 聊賴 [liao2lai4], v.i., to endure (boredom): 百無聊賴 be completely bored, despondent. 4. 聊聊 [liao2liao0], v.i., have a chat. 5. 聊天（兒） [liao2tian1] ([liao2tia1er0]), v.i., chat idly (＝談天). | |||||