菜色 Traditional form: 菜色 Pinyin (reading): càisè Definitions: dish lean and hungry look (resulting from vegetarian diet) emaciated look (from malnutrition) Characters: 菜 - vegetables; order, dish; food 色 - color, tint, hue, shade; beauty, form; sex Traditional characters: 菜 - vegetables; order, dish; food 色 - color, tint, hue, shade; beauty, form; sex