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色鬼 (sè guǐ) — lecher; pervert

Definition

A vulgar, insulting noun for a lecher — someone obsessed with sexual desire. Stronger and cruder than neutral terms like 色狼, often used in colloquial anger rather than formal contexts.

noun
lecherpervert
Measure word · 个

Examples

  • 色鬼。
    Dà jiā dōu shuō nà ge lǎo bǎn shì gè sè guǐ.
    Everyone says that boss is a lecher.
  • 色鬼，。
    Tā yù dào yí gè sè guǐ, lì kè bào le jǐng.
    She ran into a pervert and immediately called the police.
  • 色鬼。
    Zhè zhǒng sè guǐ xíng wéi ràng rén fēi cháng ě xīn.
    This kind of perverted behavior makes people very disgusted.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

色sèlust
鬼guǐghost devil

色 points to lust, and 鬼 frames the person as a devil.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • 爪爪zhuǎclaw; hand
  • 卩卩jiékneeling person

色 pairs 爪 (a hand) with 卩 (a kneeling person), showing a hand pressing down on the kneeling person.

Open 色 →

A drawing of the thing itself, worn down over three thousand years into a few strokes.

鬼 originally drew a kneeling figure with an ugly face, perhaps a mask; the small lower right dot is a later added tail.

Open 鬼 →
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