聲色犬馬

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

  (Pinyin): shēngsèquǎnmǎ

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄥ ㄙㄜˋ ㄑㄩㄢˇ ㄇㄚˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: shēngsèquǎnmǎ [Phonetic: shēngsèquánmǎ]
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄥ ㄙㄜˋ ㄑㄩㄢˇ ㄇㄚˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shengsehcheuanmaa
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shengsècyuǎnmǎ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ sɤ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰɥɛn²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Idiom

聲色犬馬

1. sound (i.e. going to the theatre), beauty (i.e. visiting brothels), keeping dogs and riding horses; (figuratively) various types of sensual pleasure