"Consolation" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 wèi jiè to console / to comfort / consolation
 wèi wèn to express sympathy, greetings, consolation etc
 fǔ wèi jīn consolation money / compensation
 liáo yǐ zì wèi to find some consolation (idiom) / to find relief in
 néng zhě duō láo it's the most capable people who do the most work (idiom) (intended as consolation for the overworked, or flattery when making a request etc)
 shén wèi spiritual consolation
 ān wèi jiǎng consolation prize / booby prize
 dǎ yī bā zhang , gěi gè tián zǎo lit. to give sb a slap, then offer a sweet date (idiom) / fig. to deal harshly with sb, then offer sth by way of consolation
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