沉湎酒色

chén miǎn jiǔ sè

Dictionary entry

to wallow in alcohol and sex (idiom); overindulgence in wine and women

What does 沉湎酒色 mean?

沉湎酒色 (chén miǎn jiǔ sè) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to wallow in alcohol and sex (idiom); overindulgence in wine and women

2an incorrigible drunkard and lecher

Character breakdown

Open each character to see its own meanings and vocabulary links.

沉chénvariant of 沉[chen2]湎miǎnused in 沉湎[chen2 mian3]酒jiǔwine (esp. rice wine) · liquor 色sècolor · CL:種|种[zhong3]

Reviewed examples

No reviewed example dialogues yet. This page only shows verified dictionary data until a context lesson is published.

How to pronounce 沉湎酒色

沉湎酒色

chén miǎn jiǔ sè

Tap to hear Mandarin.

Base dictionary data: CC-CEDICT · CC BY-SA 4.0.