女色

nǚsè
noun #30,373

Meanings

  1. 1 female charms; feminine beauty (often as an object of male temptation)
  2. 2 (literary, often moralistic) carnal interest in women

Examples

Tā cóng bù chénmí yú nǚsè.
He has never been seduced by feminine charms.
Gǔshū quàn jūnzhǔ yuǎnlí nǚsè.
Classical texts urge rulers to keep away from female temptation.

Tips

register
Literary/moralistic register — "woman" + "appearance/sensuality." Almost always appears in cautionary contexts: 沉迷女色 ("to be sunk in womanly charms"), 女色 ("to keep no contact with women"). Carries Confucian/Buddhist baggage; not used as a neutral compliment.

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