affection loses with beauty withering away(sè shuāi ài chí)

affection loses with beauty withering away

Lust decline and love relaxation is a Chinese word, pronounced s è Shu à I à ICH í, which means that people who are favored by their beauty will be abandoned once their beauty is old. It also means that men like the new and dislike the old. It's from Han Feizi, Shuonan.

The origin of Idioms

"Han Feizi · Shuonan" says: "Mizi's lust is waning and his love is relaxing, which offends you."

Idiom usage

In chapter nine of the chronicles of the states of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, it is said that "today's husband loves the prince very much, but he has no son. At this time, it is appropriate to choose the virtuous and filial of all the sons as his son. After a hundred years old, he will establish his son as the king, and he will never lose his power. Otherwise, in the future, once the color fades and the love relaxes, there will be no time for regret! 」

Chinese PinYin : sè shuāi ài chí