消愁

tā jiè jiǔ xiāo chóu

她借酒消愁。

She sought relief in drink.

jiè shí xiāo chóu

借食消愁

take food to ease your worries

tā zài xiāo chóu jiě mèn dàn nà shì yín sòng ér bù shì chàng gē

他在消愁解闷，但那是吟诵而不是唱歌。

He was certainly entertaining himself, but it was rather a kind of chant that a song.