食色性也

shí sè xìng yě

Dictionary entry

Appetite and lust are only natural (Mencius 6A:4).

What does 食色性也 mean?

食色性也 (shí sè xìng yě) has the following dictionary meaning.

1Appetite and lust are only natural (Mencius 6A:4).

2By nature we desire food and sex.

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食shíto eat · food 色sècolor · CL:種|种[zhong3]性xìngnature · character 也Yěsurname Ye

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食色性也

shí sè xìng yě

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