







色衰爱弛 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “as beauty fades, affection cools”. A person's love or favor diminishes as the other person's attractiveness wanes. Literally, “Beauty declines, love slackens”.

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Open the tool →色衰爱弛 (sè shuāi ài chí) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “as beauty fades, affection cools”.
色衰爱弛 is pronounced sè shuāi ài chí in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 色衰爱弛 means “Beauty declines, love slackens”. It is used to mean “as beauty fades, affection cools”.
色:姿色、容颜;弛:松懈,衰退。指靠美貌得宠的人,一旦姿色衰老,就会遭到遗弃。指男子喜新厌旧。