有色無膽 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
HSK 1
have, own, possess; exist
色 sè
HSK 2
color, tint, hue, shade; form, body; beauty, desire for beauty
無 wú negative, no, not; lack, have no
膽 dǎn gall bladder; bravery, courage