声色犬马 — Chinese idiom
声色犬马
shēng sè quǎn mǎ
Traditional: 聲色犬馬
Meaning
- (lit.) music, women, dogs and horses (traditional aristocratic amusements, with dogs and horses referring to activities such as hunting and riding)
- (fig.) wine, women and song; dissolute pleasures; a life of sensual indulgence
Character by character
- 声shēngsound, noise; voice, tone, music
- 色sècolor, tint, hue, shade; beauty, form; sex
- 犬quǎndog
- 马mǎhorse; surname
Idioms sharing a character
- 不动声色 bù dòng shēng sè
- 不声不响 bù shēng bù xiǎng
- 人声鼎沸 rén shēng dǐng fèi
- 低声细语 dī shēng xì yǔ
- 口口声声 kǒu kou shēng shēng
- 同声一哭 tóng shēng yī kū
- 唉声叹气 āi shēng tàn qì
- 大张声势 dà zhāng shēng shì
- 大放悲声 dà fàng bēi shēng
- 大声疾呼 dà shēng jí hū
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