有色無膽
yǒu​sè​wú​dǎn

all talk and no action

  • created sense approved 有色无胆/有色無膽 · yǒu​sè​wú​dǎn · all talk and no action — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    有色无胆 / 有色無膽

    yǒu​sè​wú​dǎn

    all talk and no action

    To have perverse or suggestive thoughts toward the opposite sex, but lack the courage to actually act on them.

    有 (literal) → 有 · yǒu · to have 色 (literal) → 色 · sè · sex 无 (literal) → 无/無 · wú · to not have 胆 (literal) → 胆/膽 · dǎn · courage

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