酒不醉人人自醉,色不迷人人自迷 jiǔ bù zuì rén rén zì zuì , sè bù mí rén rén zì mí

people blame wine or lust, but ruin themselves

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
alcoholic beverage; liquor; wine (esp. rice wine)
not; no; (negative prefix)
intoxicated
person; people; man
person; people; man
self; oneself; from
intoxicated
color; sex; appearance
not; no; (negative prefix)
fan; crazy about; lost
person; people; man
person; people; man
self; oneself; from
fan; crazy about; lost