聊 liu⁴ {liáo}

1. to chat
2. to depend upon (literary)
3. temporarily
4. just
5. slightly

聊且 liu⁴ ce² {liáo qiě}

1. for the time being
2. tentatively

聊賴〔-赖〕 liu⁴ laai⁶ {liáo lài}

to suffer tedium

聊生 liu⁴ sang¹ {liáo shēng}

to earn a living (esp. with negative)

聊城 liu⁴ sing⁴ {Liáo chéng}

Liaocheng prefecture level city in Shandong

聊天 liu⁴ tin¹ {liáo tiān}

1. to chat
2. to gossip

聊敘〔-叙〕 liu⁴ zeoi⁶ {liáo xù}

to speak tentatively

聊城市 liu⁴ sing⁴ si⁵ {Liáo chéng shì}

Liaocheng prefecture level city in Shandong

聊天室 liu⁴ tin¹ sat¹ {liáo tiān shì}

chat room

聊表寸心 liu⁴ biu² cyun³ sam¹ {liáo biǎo cùn xīn}

(of a gift) to be a small token of one's feelings

聊以解悶〔---闷〕 liu⁴ ji⁵ gaai² mun⁶ {liáo yǐ jiě mèn}

relaxation

聊以塞責〔---责〕 liu⁴ ji⁵ sak¹ zaak³ {liáo yǐ sè zé}

1. just to get away with one's responsibilities
2. in order to get off the hook

聊以自慰 liu⁴ ji⁵ zi⁶ wai³ {liáo yǐ zì wèi}

just to console oneself (idiom)

聊勝於無〔-胜于无〕 liu⁴ sing³ jyu¹ mou⁴ {liáo shèng yú wú}

better than nothing (idiom)

聊城地區〔---区〕 liu⁴ sing⁴ dei⁶ keoi¹ {Liáo chéng dì qū}

Liaocheng prefecture in Shandong

聊齋志異〔-斋-异〕 liu⁴ zaai¹ zi³ ji⁶ {Liáo zhāi Zhì yì}

Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio, Qing dynasty book of tales by 蒲松齡