be addicted to the pleasures of song and women , hunting and racing

be addicted to the pleasures of song and women , hunting and racing

As a Chinese idiom, the Pinyin is sh ē ngs è Qu ǎ nm ǎ, which means generally referring to the pornographic ways of the old ruling class. It's also known as "sound and color dog horse", which comes from the strange tales of Liaozhai.

The origin of Idioms

In Pu Songling's Liaozhaizhiyi xuhuangliang of the Qing Dynasty, it is said that "the sound and the color of the dog and the horse, the licentiousness day and night, the national economy and the people's livelihood, and the ignorance of the mind and worry."

Idiom explanation

Sound: singing and dancing; color: female; dog: keeping dog; horse: riding. It generally refers to the way of lechery of the old ruling class. It's also called "the dog and the horse".

Idiom usage

It has a derogatory meaning. In Pu Songling's Liao Zhai Zhi Yi Xu Huang Liang in the Qing Dynasty, it is said that "the sound and lust of a dog and horse, the licentiousness of the day and night, the national economy and the people's livelihood, and the ignorance of thoughts and worries."

Analysis of Idioms

Synonyms: red light, red wine and red wine. Antonyms: be diligent and thrifty, live in poverty and be happy