色香味俱全 (sik1 hoeng1 mei6 keoi1 cyun4) — mouthwatering in Cantonese

sikˉ¹色hoengˉ¹香meiˍ₆味keoiˉ¹俱cyunˎ₄全

Mandarin Pinyin: se4 xiang1 wei4 ju4 quan2

Meaning of 色香味俱全

nounmouthwatering

nounUsed in reference to food, describes a dish for which the outward appearance, the fragrance, and the flavour are all good, lit. colour/appearance, fragrance, flavour, complete/all present

Characters in 色香味俱全

色sik1

sensuality; desire for beauty; lust; lewdness; carnal pleasure

香hoeng1

incense; spice; balm

味mei6

interest; relish; mood

俱keoi1

all; completely; entirely; altogether

全cyun4

perfect

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