聲色犬馬
Chinese
| voice and countenance | dogs and horses; a personal pronoun used by a subject when addressing a monarch | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (聲色犬馬) | 聲色 | 犬馬 | |
| simp. (声色犬马) | 声色 | 犬马 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: shēngsèquǎnmǎ [Phonetic: shēngsèquánmǎ]
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄥ ㄙㄜˋ ㄑㄩㄢˇ ㄇㄚˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shengsècyuǎnmǎ
- Wade–Giles: shêng1-sê4-chʻüan3-ma3
- Yale: shēng-sè-chywǎn-mǎ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shengsehcheuanmaa
- Palladius: шэнсэцюаньма (šɛnsɛcjuanʹma)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ sɤ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Idiom
聲色犬馬
- sound (i.e. going to the theatre), beauty (i.e. visiting brothels), keeping dogs and riding horses; (figurative) various types of sensual pleasure
Synonyms
- 聲色狗馬/声色狗马 (literary)