酒色 (jiǔ sè) — wine and women; sensual pleasures (often implying indulgence or depravity); flush (reddening of the face from drinking alcohol)
Definition
Literary/literary-classical noun with two senses: (1) drinking and sexual indulgence — a fixed pair implying moral decay, as in 沉溺酒色; (2) the facial flush caused by alcohol, as in 上了酒色.
noun
wine and womensensual pleasures (often implying indulgence or depravity)flush (reddening of the face from drinking alcohol)
Examples
- 酒色，。Tā chén mí jiǔ sè, huāng fèi le shì yè.He indulged in sensual pleasures and neglected his career.
- 酒色，。Lǎo nián rén yīng dāng jié zhì jiǔ sè, bǎo zhòng shēn tǐ.Elderly people should moderate their indulgence in sensual pursuits and take care of their health.
- 酒色，。Tā yì hē jiǔ jiù shàng jiǔ sè, liǎn bǐ guān gōng hái hóng.As soon as he drinks, his face flushes redder than Guan Yu.
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