酒不醉人人自醉，色不迷人人自迷 in English jiu3 bu4 zui4 ren2 ren2 zi4 zui4 , se4 bu4 mi2 ren2 ren2 zi4 mi2 Meaning

Meanings

• wine doesn't make men drunk: men get themselves intoxicated. Lust does not overpower men: men surrender themselves to lust

Pinyin

jiu3 bu4 zui4 ren2 ren2 zi4 zui4 , se4 bu4 mi2 ren2 ren2 zi4 mi2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

酒jiu3wine (esp. rice wine) 不bu4(negative prefix) 醉zui4intoxicated 人ren2man 人ren2man 自zi4self 醉zui4intoxicated ， 色se4color 不bu4(negative prefix) 迷mi2to bewilder 人ren2man 人ren2man 自zi4self 迷mi2to bewilder