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色香味俱全

sè xiāng wèi jù quándictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to smell, look and taste great
Sources & editorial notes

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.

Source record: cd-722ba87eb7f470da. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

色香味俱全 色香味俱全 [se4 xiang1 wei4 ju4 quan2] /to smell, look and taste great/

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Reference information

The definitions above are from CC-CEDICT. Examples and usage notes are available on selected entries.

Character information

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  • 色
    sè

    color / CL:種|种[zhǒng] / look / appearance / sex

    shǎi

    (coll.) color / used in 色子[shǎi zi]

  • 香
    xiāng

    fragrant / sweet smelling / aromatic / savory or appetizing / (to eat) with relish / (of sleep) sound / perfume or spice / joss or incense stick / CL:根[gēn]

  • 味
    wèi

    taste / smell / (fig.) (bound form) flavor / character / atmosphere / (TCM) classifier for ingredients of a medicine prescription

  • 俱
    jù

    (literary) all / both / entirely / without exception / (literary) to be together / (literary) to be alike

  • 全
    quán

    all / whole / entire / every / complete

    Quán

    surname Quan

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.