英えい雄ゆう好こう色しょく

expression

great men are fond of women; heroes love women

Proverbial set phrase; often used to excuse or explain a great man's romantic or sensual pursuits. Literary or somewhat old-fashioned in tone.

• 英えい雄ゆう好こう色しょくとはよく言いったもので、彼かれもまた多おおくの女じょ性せいと噂うわさがあった。

  As the saying goes, great men are fond of women; he, too, was rumored to have been involved with many women.