百无聊赖

النطق: bǎi wú liáo lài المعنى الحرفي: Hundred times nothing to rely on

الأصل والاستخدام

This idiom describes having a hundred (百) times nothing (无) to depend on or occupy (聊赖). It captures extreme boredom and listlessness when one has nothing meaningful to engage with. The phrase appeared in texts describing idle officials or those in forced retirement. It represents not just boredom but a deeper sense of purposelessness. Modern usage describes profound boredom, aimlessness, or the melancholy of having nothing to occupy one's time meaningfully.

أمثلة

الإنجليزية: "With nothing to do all day, she felt utterly bored."

الصينية: 整天无所事事，她百无聊赖。