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Definition 2024

好色

好色

Chinese

		good; well; be fond of	color; dice; look color; dice; look; appearance
simp. and trad. (好色)		好	色

Noun

好色

(literary) charm, loveliness (of a woman)

Pronunciation 2

Verb

好色

(literary) to be fond of women; to lust for women

Derived terms

好色之徒 (hàosèzhītú)

Synonyms

(Cantonese) 鹹濕／咸湿 (haam⁴ sap¹)
(Min Nan) 豬哥神／猪哥神 (ti-ko-sîn, tu-ko-sîn)

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin

(Pinyin): hǎosè

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄠˇ ㄙㄜˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hou² sik¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: hǎosè
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄠˇ ㄙㄜˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: haoseh
  - IPA ^(key): /xɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ sɤ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hou² sik¹
  - Yale: hóu sīk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hou² sik⁷
  - IPA ^(key): /hou̯³⁵ sɪk̚⁵/

Mandarin

(Pinyin): hàosè

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄠˋ ㄙㄜˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hou³ sik¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): hau-set
Min Nan (POJ): hòⁿ-sek

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: hàosè
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄠˋ ㄙㄜˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hawseh
  - IPA ^(key): /xɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ sɤ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hou³ sik¹
  - Yale: hou sīk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hou³ sik⁷
  - IPA ^(key): /hou̯³³ sɪk̚⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hau-set
  - Hakka Romanization System: hau sed`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: hau⁴ sed⁵
  - IPA: /ha̯u⁵⁵ set̚²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hòⁿ-sek
  - Tâi-lô: hònn-sik
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hvorseg
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hɔ̃²¹⁻⁵³ ɕiɪk̚³²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hɔ̃⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ɕiɪk̚⁵/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hɔ̃²¹⁻⁵³ ɕiɪk̚³²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /hɔ̃¹¹⁻⁵³ ɕiɪk̚³²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hɔ̃²¹⁻⁴¹ ɕiɪk̚³²/