Idiomatic Translation: Guilty Pleasure

Question

jDictionary Advanced English Dictionary defines guilty pleasure as:

guilty pleasure

(idiomatic) Something that brings pleasure but is considered taboo, unadvisable or lowbrow. "For the renowned sushi chef, eating fish sticks drowned in tartar sauce was a guilty pleasure."

Not looking for things like: 罪恶的快感.

Hoping there's something more idiomatic.

Answer 1

How about 恶趣味? Literally "an evil interest".

For your example,

For the renowned sushi chef, eating fish sticks drowned in tartar sauce was a guilty pleasure.

对于一位有名望的寿司师傅，吃着配上塔塔酱的鱼柳条是种恶趣味。

Some other interesting translations include:

• 罪快乐. It takes the pronunciation of 最快乐 (happiest) to imply that it's the happiest, yet a "crime".
• 罪乐感. It derives from 罪恶感 (guilt) to imply that it's a guilt which makes one "happy".

Answer 2

I found these on douban.com, maybe they are helpful.

• 偶尔纵欲

• 暗爽

Answer 3

罪恶的快乐 or 带罪恶感的快乐

For example, 罪恶的快乐 is used in this article: http://www.360doc.com/content/15/0301/14/11843203_451727066.shtml

Compared to 罪恶的快感, I think 罪恶的快乐 is slightly less ambiguous. 带罪恶感的快乐 is not ambiguous but lengthy. In Chinese, shorter sentences are preferred. Some ambiguity can be resolved by context. A slight criticism is in Chinese, precision cannot be achieved without accepted gramatical tools (functional words).

罪恶的快感 = the pleasure of being guilty (similar to 完美犯罪的快感，快乐杀人) For example: http://blog.udn.com/godzillahome/20539898

罪恶的快乐 = the pleasure mixed with some guilty feeling