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声色犬马

shēng sè quǎn mǎdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(lit.) music, women, dogs and horses (traditional aristocratic amusements, with dogs and horses referring to activities such as hunting and riding) (idiom) / (fig.) wine, women and song / dissolute pleasures / a life of sensual indulgence
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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:

聲色犬馬 声色犬马 [sheng1 se4 quan3 ma3] /(lit.) music, women, dogs and horses (traditional aristocratic amusements, with dogs and horses referring to activities such as hunting and riding) (idiom)/(fig.) wine, women and song; dissolute pleasures; a life of sensual indulgence/

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Other forms in these source records: 聲色犬馬

  • 声
    shēng

    sound / voice / tone / noise / reputation / classifier for sounds

  • 色
    sè

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

    shǎi

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

  • 犬
    quǎn

    (literary) dog / Kangxi radical 94

  • 马
    mǎ

    horse / CL:匹[pǐ] / horse or cavalry piece in Chinese chess / knight in Western chess

    Mǎ

    surname Ma / abbr. for Malaysia 馬來西亞|马来西亚[Mǎ lái xī yà]

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