色中餓鬼

Chinese

colour; dice; look
colour; dice; look; appearance
 
middle; centre; within
middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing something); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark)
 
 to be hungry; hungry ghost; sly; crafty
trad. (色中餓鬼) 色 中 餓 鬼
simp. (色中饿鬼) 色 中 饿 鬼

Etymology

From Water Margin [circa 15th century].

一個字便是僧，兩個字是和尚，三個字鬼樂官，四字色中餓鬼。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
一个字便是僧，两个字是和尚，三个字鬼乐官，四字色中饿鬼。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: Shuhuzhuan
Yī ge zì biànshì sēng, liǎng ge zì shì héshàng, sān ge zì guǐyuèguān, sì zì sèzhōng'èguǐ. [Pinyin]
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Pronunciation

Noun

色中餓鬼

  1. an extremely lecherous man
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