酒色

jiǔsè

noun #35,503

Meanings

1 wine and women
2 drinking and lust
3 color of wine

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9

他沉迷于酒色,荒废了事业。

Tā chénmí yú jiǔsè, huāngfèi le shìyè.

He indulged in drinking and women, neglecting his career.

HSK 7-9

古代帝王往往因酒色而亡国。

Gǔdài dìwáng wǎngwǎng yīn jiǔsè ér wángguó.

Ancient emperors often lost their kingdoms because of wine and women.

Tips

culture

Classical moral shorthand: 酒 (alcohol) + 色 (here, sexual indulgence - same 色 as in 好色 hàosè 'lecherous') represent the twin vices that bring down men of stature in Chinese historical narrative. Often appears in the four-vice list 酒色财气 (jiǔ-sè-cái-qì): drink, lust, greed, anger.

Stroke Order

酒 jiǔ

色 sè