食色性也

shí sè xìng yě

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Definitions

  1. 1. Appetite and lust are only natural (Mencius 6A:4).
  2. 2. By nature we desire food and sex.

Child Words of 食色性也

也
yě

(adverb) also; both ... and ... (before predicates only)

色
sè

color

色
shǎi

(coll.) color

食
shí

to eat

食
sì

to feed (a person or animal)

食色
shí sè

food and sex