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食色性也
shísèxìngyě
1. Appetite and lust are only natural (Mencius 6A:4).
2. By nature we desire food and sex.

Character Breakdown

食
shí
food; to eat
HSK 5 9 丶
色
sè
color, tint, hue, shade; beauty, form; sex
HSK 2 6 丶
性
xìng
sex, nature, character; suffix converting a verb to an adjective
HSK 4 8 丶
也
yě
also, too
HSK 2 3 丶

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