酒不醉人人自醉，色不迷人人自迷
jiǔ​bù​zuì​rén​rén​zì​zuì​sè​bù​mí​rén​rén​zì​mí

one chooses to be intoxicated by wine or lust

  • created sense approved 酒不醉人人自醉，色不迷人人自迷 · jiǔ​bù​zuì​rén​rén​zì​zuì​sè​bù​mí​rén​rén​zì​mí · one chooses to be intoxicated by wine or lust — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    酒不醉人人自醉，色不迷人人自迷

    jiǔ​bù​zuì​rén​rén​zì​zuì​sè​bù​mí​rén​rén​zì​mí

    one chooses to be intoxicated by wine or lust

    (proverb) Wine does not make one drunk; one makes oneself drunk. Beauty does not lead one astray; one leads oneself astray. Refers to the idea that people are naturally drawn to vice and lose themselves in it because of their own desires rather than the objects themselves.

    酒 (literal) → 酒 · jiǔ · alcohol 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 醉人 (literal) → 醉人 · zuì​rén · intoxicating 人 (literal) → 人 · rén · person 自 (literal) → 自 · zì · self 醉 (literal) → 醉 · zuì · drunk ， (non_chinese) 色 (literal) → 色 · sè · sex 不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 迷人 (literal) → 迷人 · mí​rén · to delude 人 (literal) → 人 · rén · person 自 (literal) → 自 · zì · self 迷 (literal) → 迷 · mí · to fascinate

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