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˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [haːw˦˥ ʂak̚˦˥] ~ [haːw˦˥ sak̚˦˥]

Adjective

háo sắc

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