有色无胆 yǒu sè wú dǎn

to be all talk and no action

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
有 yǒu HSK 1
to have; there is; there are
色 sè HSK 2
color; sex; appearance
无 wú HSK 4
not; no; not to have
胆 dǎn HSK 5
courage; guts; gall bladder