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选色征歌
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选色征歌

选色征歌 — “To select beautiful women and recruit singing girls”

选色征歌 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to select beautiful women and recruit singing girls”. Refers to a dissolute and debauched lifestyle focused on sensual pleasures and entertainment. Literally, “Select beauty, recruit singers”.

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选色征歌 Pronunciation and Pinyin

选色征歌 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
选
xuǎn10choose, select
色
sè6color, appearance, lust
征
zhēng8go on an expedition
歌
gē14sing or song

Example Sentence with 选色征歌

他自从家道中落后,便收敛了往日选色征歌的放浪习性,开始认真做起了生意。
After his family fortune declined, he curbed his former dissolute habits of selecting beauties and recruiting singers, and began to seriously engage in business.

Idioms Related to 选色征歌

Synonyms of 选色征歌

  • xuǎn选jì妓zhēng征gē歌lead a dissolute and extravagant lifestyle
  • xuǎn选wǔ舞zhēng征gē歌indulge in sensual pleasures

More idioms starting with 选

  • xuǎn选bīng兵mò秣mǎ马prepare for battle
  • xuǎn选shì士lì厉bīng兵prepare thoroughly for a task
  • xuǎn选gē歌shì试wǔ舞indulge in a dissipated lifestyle
  • xuǎn选xián贤yǔ与néng能select the virtuous and capable
  • xuǎn选xián贤jǔ举néng能select the virtuous and appoint the able
  • xuǎn选xián贤rèn任néng能select the virtuous and appoint the capable
  • xuǎn选xián贤jìn进néng能select and appoint the talented

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What does 选色征歌 mean?

选色征歌 (xuǎn sè zhēng gē) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to select beautiful women and recruit singing girls”.

How do you pronounce 选色征歌?

选色征歌 is pronounced xuǎn sè zhēng gē in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 选色征歌 literally mean?

Literally, 选色征歌 means “Select beauty, recruit singers”. It is used to mean “to select beautiful women and recruit singing girls”.

What is the Chinese definition of 选色征歌?

挑选美女,征召歌伎。指放荡的生活方式。亦作“选歌试舞”、“选舞征歌”。

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