有色无胆 yǒu sè wú dǎn

DEFINITIONS

  1. to be perverse and suggestive towards the opposite sex, but shrinking back when provoked to act on it
  2. to have perverted thoughts but no guts to actually do it
  3. to be all talk and no action

CHARACTERS

有 yǒu have, own, possess; exist
色 sè color, tint, hue, shade; form, body; beauty, desire for beauty
无 wú negative, no, not; KangXi radical 71
胆 dǎn gall bladder; bravery, courage