有色无胆

Traditional: 有色無膽

yǒu sè wú dǎn

Dictionary entry

to be perverse and suggestive towards the opposite sex, but shrinking back when provoked to act on it

What does 有色无胆 mean?

有色无胆 (yǒu sè wú dǎn) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to be perverse and suggestive towards the opposite sex, but shrinking back when provoked to act on it

2to have perverted thoughts but no guts to actually do it

3to be all talk and no action

Character breakdown

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有yǒuto have; there is · (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3 yi4] intentional)色sècolor · CL:種|种[zhong3]无móused in 南無|南无[na1 mo2]胆dǎngall bladder · courage

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有色无胆

yǒu sè wú dǎn

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