避色如避仇，避风如避箭避色如避仇，避風如避箭避色如避仇，避風如避箭

avoid lust as you avoid an enemy, avoid wind as you avoid an arrow

Saying俗语俗語

Proverb谚语諺語 · Rarely used now

May offend: sexist or sexual

Meaning: Old health advice: stay away from sexual indulgence and from 'wind' (cold and draughts) that were thought to cause illness.

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Simplified: 避色如避仇，避风如避箭
Traditional (Taiwan): 避色如避仇，避風如避箭
Pinyin: bìsè rú bìchóu, bìfēng rú bì jiàn
Bopomofo: ㄅㄧˋ ㄙㄜˋ ㄖㄨˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄔㄡˊ，ㄅㄧˋ ㄈㄥㄖㄨˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ

Written with HSK 6 vocabulary, at CEFR level B2.

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