沉湎酒色 — Chinese idiom
沉湎酒色
chén miǎn jiǔ sè
Meaning
- to wallow in alcohol and sex ; overindulgence in wine and women
- an incorrigible drunkard and lecher
Character by character
- 沉chénto sink, to submerge; profound, deep
- 湎miǎndrunk, flushed
- 酒jiǔwine, spirits, liquor, alcohol
- 色sècolor, tint, hue, shade; beauty, form; sex
Idioms sharing a character
- 折戟沉沙 zhé jǐ chén shā
- 昏昏沉沉 hūn hūn chén chén
- 沉着应战 chén zhuó yìng zhàn
- 沉默寡言 chén mò guǎ yán
- 沉默是金 chén mò shì jīn
- 石沉大海 shí chén dà hǎi
- 破釜沉舟 pò fǔ chén zhōu
- 雁杳鱼沉 yàn yǎo yú chén
- 鱼沉雁杳 yú chén yàn yǎo
- 借酒浇愁 jiè jiǔ jiāo chóu
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