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色字头上一把刀

sè zì tóu shàng yī bǎ dāo

7-character word Traditional 色字頭上一把刀

What 色字头上一把刀 means

1. lit. there is a knife above the character for lust
2. fig. lascivious activities can lead to bitter consequences

The characters in 色字头上一把刀

• 色sècolor; look; appearance
• 字zìletter; symbol; character
• 头tóuhead; hair style; the top
• 上shàng(bound form) up; upper; above; previous; first (of multiple parts); to climb…
• 一yīone; single; a (article)
• 把bǎto hold; to grasp; to hold a baby in position to help it urinate or defecate; handlebar
• 刀dāoknife; blade; single-edged sword; cutlass; (slang; loanword) dollar…