n. (Trad=色, Pinyin=se4) colour, scene, quality, color, tint, look, appearance, expression, kind, description, colour, color

n. (Simp=色, Pinyin=se4) colour, scene, quality, color, tint, look, appearance, expression, kind, description, colour, color

¹ with a hiss

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² a sack; a case (for glasses); a condom; a rubber; a (contraceptive) sheath; a thumbstall; a fingerstall

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[色] (1) color
(2) the same sort
(3) lust; carnal desire; sensual pleasure; sex
(4) womanly beauty; feminine charms

[色-] (be) different; novel; unusual; uncommon

[色-] have [practice] sexual relations [intercourse]

[色-] assort all varieties needed; fill in; round out; replace missing parts [items]

xi3 xing2 yu2 se4
To be visibly pleased.
To lighten up with pleasure.

tan2 hu3 se4 bian4
Turning pale by the mere mentioning of tigers.
To get frightened by the mere mentioning of something terrible.

Pinyin: se4, shai3
Wade-Giles: se4, shai3
Zhuyin:
Hanzi:
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