SEXY 姿色色
BEAUTIFUL so as to CAUSE OTHERS TO TEND to DESIRE to COPULATE WITH ONE.
SEXUALLY ATTRACTIVESEDUCTIVEDESIRABLEALLURINGTOOTHSOMESENSUALSULTRYSLINKYPROVOCATIVETEMPTINGTANTALIZINGNUBILEVOLUPTUOUSLUSCIOUSLUSHHOTBEDDABLEFOXYCUTEINFORMAL BOOTYLICIOUS
Old Chinese Criteria
1. The general noun is sè 色 "female beauty" which seems to be used only in nominal functions.
2. The specific "adjective" would be yàn 艷 / 豔 which comes as close to "sexy" as any ancient Chinese word. ZUO: 美而艷
3. Jiǎo 姣 (also applied to men) and jiāo 嬌 are less dramatic than yàn 艷 and refer to personal charm as well beauty as such.
4. Yǎo tiǎo 窈窕 is the standard poetic cliche word for female attractiveness.
5. Mèi 媚 "seductively beautiful" includes an idea of deliberate acting or deliberate use of make-up to please someone. See FLATTER.
6. Kuā 姱 "lovely" is a highly poetic SHI and CC word of little currency in prose writing.
Modern Chinese Criteria
紅顏
容華
姿色
玉貌
花容
冶容
妖艷
妖冶
妖媚
冶艷
色情
香艷
艷情
艷
韻
桃色
黃色
風流
羅曼蒂克
美女
美人
姝
娥
花
媛
佳人
麗人
佼人
天人
玉人
仙人
天仙
仙子
仙女
玉女
淑女
嫦娥
西施
驚鴻
尤物
嬌娃
嬌娘
佳麗
麗質
朱顏
紅顏
紅妝
女紅妝
紅粉
紅袖
姝麗
粉黛
蛾
少艾
佚女
嬋娟
羅敷
絕色
國色
國容
傾國
傾城
解語花
小家碧玉
傾國傾城
天香國色
國色天香
美男子
美丈夫
髦士
玉人
天人
佼人
玉郎
潘郎
檀郎
檀奴
冠玉
璧人
慘綠少年
rough draft to BEGIN TO identify synonym group members for analysis, based on CL etc. 18.11.2003. CH ／
See also
Hypernym
SEX (PHILOSOPHY OF)
Words (21 items)
色 sè OC: sqrɯɡ MC: ʂɨk 27 Attributions
The general noun is sè 色 "female beauty" which seems to be used only in nominal functions.
- Word relations
- Object: 好/DESIRE
Hào 好 (ant.* yàn 厭 "be fed up with VPing") refers to a general strong, and strongly motivated, inclination in favour of something. 好戰 "is fond of warfare". xxx - Oppos: 德/VIRTUE
The current general term for salient features and principles of charismatic moral integrity and generosity is dé 德, when used as a term of ethical evalutation; but this word has many other philosophically important meanings.
- Syntactic words
- nab(.post-N)beauty of the contextually determinate N; her/his beautyDS
- nabactsexCH
- nabaestheticfemale beauty; male or female good looks; sex; sexy looks; female charms
- naberotican abstract kind of erotic attractiveness
- nadNof female beauty; sexual
- npost-NN's attractiveness; N's beautyDS
- nsubjectattractive females
姣 jiāo OC: kreewʔ MC: kɣɛu
佼 jiǎo OC: kreewʔ MC: kɣɛu 9 Attributions
Jiǎo 姣 (also applied to men) and jiāo 嬌 are less dramatic than yàn 艷 and refers to personal charm as well beauty as such.
- Word relations
- Syntactic words
- nabattractivenessCH
- vigood-looking, attractive (of men or women) LUNHENG 貌體姣好 (of Mr Chen Ping)
媚 mèi OC: mrils MC: mi 5 Attributions
Mèi 媚 "seductively beautiful" includes an idea of deliberate acting or deliberate use of make-up to please someone. See FLATTER.
- Syntactic words
- nabstativeattractive appearance
- vibeguiling, seductive; pleasing; be beguiling
- vtoNcausativecause to be charming
窈窕 yǎo tiǎo OC: qiiwʔ ɡ-leewʔ MC: ʔeu deu 4 Attributions
Yǎo tiǎo 窈窕 is the standard poetic cliche word for female attractiveness.
- Syntactic words
- NPabfeaturefemale charms; feminine graces
- VPiwonderful, delightful (of women and men)
窕 tiǎo OC: ɡ-leewʔ MC: deu 3 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- vadNsuperficially attractive
- viFANGYAN, between Qín and Jìn: physically beautiful; superficially attractive
豔 yàn OC: lams MC: jiɛm 2 Attributions
The specific "adjective" would be yàn 艷/豔 which comes as close to "sexy" as any ancient Chinese word. ZUO: 美而艷
- Syntactic words
- visexy, sexually attractive
稱媚 chēng mèi OC: thjɯŋ mrils MC: tɕhɨŋ mi 2 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- VPtoNpassivebe regarded as attractive
姱 kuā OC: khʷraa MC: khɣɛ 2 Attributions
Kuā 姱 "lovely" is a highly poetic SHI and CC word of little currency in prose writing.
- Syntactic words
- nabstativeloveliness, attractiveness
- vadNlovely; attractive
- vilovely, attractive
窈 yǎo OC: qiiwʔ MC: ʔeu 2 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- vadNbeautiful and attractive
- viFANGYAN, between Qín and Jìn: psychologically beautiful
豔 yàn OC: lams MC: jiɛm 1 Attribution
The specific "adjective" would be yàn 艷/豔 which comes as close to "sexy" as any ancient Chinese word. ZUO: 美而艷
- Syntactic words
- vadNalluring
- visexy, attractive
姚冶 yáo yě OC: k-lew laʔ MC: jiɛu jɣɛ
窕冶 tiǎo yě OC: ɡ-leewʔ laʔ MC: deu jɣɛ
姚佚 yáo yì OC: k-lew liɡ MC: jiɛu jit
媱冶 yáo yě OC: k-lew laʔ MC: jiɛu jɣɛ
妖冶 yāo yě OC: qrow laʔ MC: ʔiɛu jɣɛ 1 Attribution
- Syntactic words
- VPigorgeous and enticing
靡曼 mǐ màn OC: mralʔ mons MC: miɛ mi̯ɐn 1 Attribution
- Syntactic words
- NPabfeaturephysical beauty
佼 jiǎo OC: kreewʔ MC: kɣɛu 1 Attribution
- Syntactic words
- nsubjectwhat is good looking and beautiful
嫻 xián OC: ɢreen MC: ɦɣɛn
閑 xián OC: ɢreen MC: ɦɣɛn 1 Attribution
- Word relations
- Syntactic words
- viSima Xiangru: refined and attractive
美而豔 měi ér yàn OC: mriʔ njɯ lams MC: mi ȵɨ jiɛm 1 Attribution
- Syntactic words
- VPibe sexy
稱 chèn MC: -- OC: -- 1 Attribution
chèn (DS)
- Syntactic words
- vibe attractive
冶 yě OC: laʔ MC: jɣɛ 0 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- nabfeatureattractiveness
- vadNsexy, attractive
妍 yán OC: ŋɡeen MC: ŋen 0 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- viLUJI, WENFU: charmingFangyan: 自關而西，秦晉之故都曰妍。好，其通語也。.
妖 yāo OC: qrow MC: ʔiɛu 0 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- vadNsexy
娥 é OC: ŋaal MC: ŋɑ 0 Attributions
- Syntactic words
- vadNsexy, attractive
- viattractive to look at of doubtful sexual morals (Western dialect)
嬌 jiāo OC: krew MC: kiɛu 0 Attributions
Jiǎo 姣 (also applied to men) and jiāo 嬌 are less dramatic than yàn 艷 and refers to personal charm as well beauty as such.
- Syntactic words
- vipretty