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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.
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Original source entry:
活色生香 活色生香 [huo2 se4 sheng1 xiang1] /(of a flower) vividly colorful and fragrant/(of a woman) captivating; charming/(of writing or a painting etc) lifelike; vivid/Reference definitions and teaching material have separate provenance.
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color / CL:種|种[] / look / appearance / sex
to grow / to give birth / to produce / to be born / to arise / to occur / to light (a fire) / to live / to be alive / life / raw / uncooked / unprocessed / unfamiliar / strange / (bound form) student / person engaged in a field / (bound form) male role in traditional opera / (bound form) life / lifetime / (bound form) means of livelihood / (bound form) very / intensely (as in 生疼[]) / (bound form) in a forced manner (as in 生拉硬拽[])
fragrant / sweet smelling / aromatic / savory or appetizing / (to eat) with relish / (of sleep) sound / perfume or spice / joss or incense stick / CL:根[]
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