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色字頭上一把刀
  sik1 zi6 tau4 soeng6 jat1 baa2 dou1   jyutping
  se4 zi4 tou2 shang4 yi1 ba3 dao1   pinyin
danger may lurk behind seduction from women (lit., "there is a knife above the character for lust")


Level: 4
This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
色字頭上一把刀 / 色字头上一把刀

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Characters in this word:

 sik1  -  colour
 zi6  -  word; glyph
 tau4  -  head; first; chief
 soeng6 soeng5  -  upper; superior; preceding; up; on
 jat1  -  one; a; same; whole; each; once; a little
 baa2  -  grasp; handle; bundle
 dou1  -  knife; sword
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