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酒不醉人人自醉，色不迷人人自迷

Mandarin · pinyin jiǔ bù zuì rén rén zì zuì , sè bù mí rén rén zì mí

wine doesn't make men drunk: men get themselves intoxicated. Lust does not overpower men: men surrender themselves to lust

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酒: jiǔ · wine, spirits, liquor, alcoholic beverage
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
醉: zuì · intoxicated, drunk; addicted to
人: rén · man; people; mankind; someone else
自: zì · self, private, personal; from; Kangxi radical 132
色: sè · color, tint, hue, shade; form, body; beauty, desire for beauty; Kangxi radical 139
迷: mí · bewitch, charm, infatuate

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