色字头上一把刀
sè​zì​tóu​shàng​yī​bǎ​dāo

lasciviousness leads to ruin

  • created reference approved 色字头上一把刀/色字頭上一把刀 → 色 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    色字头上一把刀 / 色字頭上一把刀 sè​zì​tóu​shàng​yī​bǎ​dāo

    色 sè

    see

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 色字头上一把刀/色字頭上一把刀 · sè​zì​tóu​shàng​yī​bǎ​dāo · lasciviousness leads to ruin — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    色字头上一把刀 / 色字頭上一把刀

    sè​zì​tóu​shàng​yī​bǎ​dāo

    lasciviousness leads to ruin

    Literally there is a knife above the character for lust [[色|色|se4]]; used as a warning that indulging in sexual desire or lascivious behavior leads to disastrous consequences.

    色 (literal) → 色 · sè · sex 字 (literal) → 字 · zì · character 头 (literal) → 头/頭 · tóu · top 上 (bound) → 上 · shang · on 一 (literal) → 一 · yī · one 把 (literal) → 把 · bǎ · [classifier] 刀 (literal) → 刀 · dāo · knife

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense