食色性也

sik6 sik1 sing3 jaa5

Appetite and lust are only natural (Mencius 6A:4). · By nature we desire food and sex.

Meanings

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

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