談性色變

简 谈性色变 · 繁 談性色變
Mandarin · pinyin tán xìng sè biàn

Meanings

  1. to turn pale at the mention of sex; prudish
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談
tán · talk; conversation; surname
性
xìng · nature, character, sex
色
sè · color, tint, hue, shade; form, body; beauty, desire for beauty; Kangxi radical 139
變
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谈
tán · talk; conversation; surname
变
biàn · change, transform, alter; rebel
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2–4–4–4 · tan2 xing4 se4 bian4

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