háo sắc

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

hiếu sắc

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 好色 (SV: hảo sắc, hiếu sắc), or alternatively, háo (“to crave”) +‎ sắc (“womanly beauty; women”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [haːw˧˦ sak̚˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [haːw˨˩˦ ʂak̚˦˧˥] ~ [haːw˨˩˦ sak̚˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [haːw˦˥ ʂak̚˦˥] ~ [haːw˦˥ sak̚˦˥]

Adjective

(of a man) being a woman chaser a best, a creep or predator at worst

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.