酒色

jiǔsè

noun #35,503

Meanings

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

Characters

Examples

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.

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