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色魔

Mandarin · pinyin sè mó

sex fiend
molester
sex attacker
sex demon (a spirit that enters people's souls and makes them desire sex)

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色: sè · color, tint, hue, shade; form, body; beauty, desire for beauty; Kangxi radical 139
魔: mó · demon, evil spirits; magic power

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4–2 · se4 mo2

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sik1 mo1

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