声色犬马 — Chinese idiom

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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