令色

Chinese

		make or cause to be; order; command make or cause to be; order; command; decree; honourable	colour; dice; look colour; dice; look; appearance
trad. (令色)		令	色
simp. #(令色)		令	色

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lìngsè

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄙㄜˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lìngsè
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄙㄜˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lìngsè
    • Wade–Giles: ling⁴-sê⁴
    • Yale: lìng-sè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: linqseh
    • Palladius: линсэ (linsɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /liŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ sɤ⁵¹/

Noun

令色

1. (literary) kind look
2. (literary) sycophantic expression
3. (literary) beautiful appearance

Japanese

Kanji in this term
令	色
れい Grade: 4	しょく Grade: 2
kan'on

Etymology

From the Analects of Confucius.

Literally “good looks”.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) れーしょく [rèéshókú] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɾe̞ːɕo̞kɯ̟]

Noun

令(れい)色(しょく) • (reishoku) 

1. assuming deliberately nice and courteous looks in order to curry favor with someone; wearing a sycophantic expression

   巧(こう)言(げん)令(れい)色(しょく)鮮(すくな)し仁(じん)

   Kōgen reishoku sukunashi jin

   Honey words and flattering looks mean scarce benevolence in those who use them.

Derived terms

• 巧(こう)言(げん)令(れい)色(しょく) (kōgen reishoku)