肉欲 (ròu yù) — lust, carnal desire
Definition
Literary word for 'carnal / physical lust,' used mostly in writing about literature, philosophy, or psychology — stronger and more abstract than the everyday 色欲 or 性欲.
noun
lustcarnal desire
Examples
- 肉欲。Tā wú fǎ kòng zhì zì jǐ de ròu yù.He couldn't control his own lust.
- 肉欲。ròu yù Shì zhè bù xiǎo shuō de zhòng yào zhǔ tí zhī yī.Lust is one of the important themes of this novel.
- 肉欲。Tā de zuò pǐn chōng mǎn le duì ròu yù de miáo xiě.His works are full of descriptions of lust.
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