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好色之徒

Mandarin · pinyin hào sè zhī tú

lecher
womanizer
dirty old man

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好: hǎo · good, excellent, fine; well
色: sè · color, tint, hue, shade; form, body; beauty, desire for beauty; Kangxi radical 139
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
徒: tú · disciple, follower; go on foot

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4–4–1–2 · hao4 se4 zhi1 tu2

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(idiomatic) person who is fond of women; lady's man; womanizer; lothario; lecher; libertine

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