五颜六色
wǔ yán liù sè
Pinyin

Definition

五颜六色
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wǔ yán liù sè
  1. multi-colored
  2. every color under the sun

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

五
wǔ
  1. 1 five
  2. 2 5
六
liù
  1. 1 six
  2. 2 6
彩色
cǎi sè
  1. 1 color
  2. 2 multi-colored
  3. 3 CL:種|种[zhǒng]
第五
dì wǔ
  1. 1 fifth
颜色
yán sè
  1. 1 color
  2. 2 countenance
  3. 3 appearance
  4. 4 facial expression
  5. 5 pigment
  6. 6 dyestuff
黑色
hēi sè
  1. 1 black
上色
shàng sè
  1. 1 top-quality
  2. 2 top-grade
二百五
èr bǎi wǔ
  1. 1 idiot
  2. 2 stupid person
  3. 3 a dope
五一
wǔ yī
  1. 1 5-1 (May 1st)
五十
wǔ shí
  1. 1 fifty
五官
wǔ guān
  1. 1 five sense organs of TCM (nose, eyes, lips, tongue, ears 鼻目口舌耳)
  2. 2 facial features
五彩
wǔ cǎi
  1. 1 five (main) colors (white, black, red, yellow, and blue)
  2. 2 multicolored
五星
wǔ xīng
  1. 1 the five visible planets, namely: Mercury 水星, Venus 金星, Mars 火星, Jupiter 木星, Saturn 土星
五星级
wǔ xīng jí
  1. 1 five-star (hotel)
五月
Wǔ yuè
  1. 1 May
  2. 2 fifth month (of the lunar year)
五粮液
Wǔ liáng yè
  1. 1 Wuliangye liquor
  2. 2 Five Grain liquor
五花肉
wǔ huā ròu
  1. 1 pork belly
  2. 2 streaky pork
五角场
Wǔ jiǎo chǎng
  1. 1 Wujiaochang neighborhood of Shanghai, adjacent to Fudan University
五颜六色
wǔ yán liù sè
  1. 1 multi-colored
  2. 2 every color under the sun
以色列
Yǐ sè liè
  1. 1 Israel

Idioms (20)

一五一十
yī wǔ yī shí
  1. 1 lit. count by fives and tens (idiom); to narrate systematically and in full detail
三五成群
sān wǔ chéng qún
  1. 1 in groups of three or four (idiom)
三令五申
sān lìng wǔ shēn
  1. 1 to order again and again (idiom)
三姑六婆
sān gū liù pó
  1. 1 women with disreputable or illegal professions (idiom)
三番五次
sān fān wǔ cì
  1. 1 over and over again (idiom)
三百六十行
sān bǎi liù shí háng
  1. 1 all walks of life (idiom)
  2. 2 every trade
三纲五常
sān gāng wǔ cháng
  1. 1 three principles and five virtues (idiom)
  2. 2 the three rules (ruler guides subject, father guides son and husband guides wife) and five constant virtues of Confucianism (benevolence 仁, righteousness 義|义, propriety 禮|礼, wisdom 智 and fidelity 信)
三茶六饭
sān chá liù fàn
  1. 1 lit. to offer three kinds of tea and six different dishes
  2. 2 to be extremely considerate towards guests (idiom)
三头六臂
sān tóu liù bì
  1. 1 lit. to have three heads and six arms (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to possess remarkable abilities
  3. 3 a being of formidable powers
不动声色
bù dòng shēng sè
  1. 1 not a word or movement (idiom); remaining calm and collected
  2. 2 not batting an eyelid
五十步笑百步
wǔ shí bù xiào bǎi bù
  1. 1 the one who has retreated 50 steps laughs at the one who has retreated 100 steps (idiom)
  2. 2 the pot calls the kettle black
五味俱全
wǔ wèi jù quán
  1. 1 a complete gamut of all five flavors (idiom); every flavor under the sun
五味杂陈
wǔ wèi zá chén
  1. 1 with complex feelings (idiom)
五彩缤纷
wǔ cǎi bīn fēn
  1. 1 all the colors in profusion (idiom); a garish display
五百年前是一家
wǔ bǎi nián qián shì yī jiā
  1. 1 five hundred years ago we were the same family (idiom) (said of persons with the same surname)
五色缤纷
wǔ sè bīn fēn
  1. 1 all the colors in profusion (idiom); a garish display
五体投地
wǔ tǐ tóu dì
  1. 1 to prostrate oneself in admiration (idiom); to adulate sb
五鬼闹判
wǔ guǐ nào pàn
  1. 1 Five ghosts mock the judge, or Five ghosts resist judgment (title of folk opera, idiom); important personage mobbed by a crowd of ne'er-do-wells
仙姿玉色
xiān zī yù sè
  1. 1 heavenly beauty, jewel colors (idiom); unusually beautiful lady
伸手不见五指
shēn shǒu bù jiàn wǔ zhǐ
  1. 1 pitch-dark (idiom)

Sample Sentences

我妈妈不喜欢我五颜六色的头发。
wǒ māma bù xǐhuan wǒ wǔyánliùsè de tóufa 。
My mother doesn’t like my colourful hair.
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五颜六色
wǔyánliùsè
colourful
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花园里有五颜六色的花。
huāyuán lǐ yǒu wǔyánliùsè de huā 。
In the garden, there are colourful flowers.
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这件衣服五颜六色，真漂亮。
zhè jiàn yīfu wǔyánliùsè ，zhēn piàoliang 。
This clothing is very colourful. It’s pretty.
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他把头发染成五颜六色的，一看就是个不三不四的人。
tā bǎ tóufa rǎn chéng wǔyánliùsè de ，yī kàn jiù shì gè bùsānbùsì de rén 。
His hair is dyed all kinds of different colors. He looks like a bad guy.
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晚上在外滩呢五颜六色的，很漂亮。
wǎnshang zài Wàitān ne wǔyánliùsè de ，hěn piàoliang 。
The Bund at night is full of color. It's very pretty.
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春天，公园里开满了五颜六色的花儿。
chūntiān ，gōngyuán lǐ kāi mǎn le wǔyánliùsè de huār 。
In the springtime, the park is full of all kinds of flowers in bloom.
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五颜六色
wǔyánliùsè
brightly colored, lots of colors
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哈哈，那个是太夸张了！只露出眼睛鼻子和嘴巴，还五颜六色的，跟蒙面大盗似的。
hāhā ，nàge shì tài kuāzhāng le ！zhǐ lùchū yǎnjing bízi hé zuǐbā ，hái wǔyánliùsè de ，gēn méng miàndàdào shìde 。
Haha, those are so ridiculous! They only show your eyes, nose, and mouth and come in many different colors. They're like masked bandits.
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她找到了许多五颜六色的石头，把它们放在熔炉里熔化，历时九天九夜，最终炼成了36501块五色石。
tā zhǎodào le xǔduō wǔyánliùsè de shítou ，bǎ tāmen fàng zài rónglú lǐ rónghuà ，lìshí jiǔ tiān jiǔ yè ，zuìzhōng liàn chéng le sānwànliùqiānwǔbǎilíngyī kuài wǔsèshí 。
She found many multicolored stones, placed them all in a furnace and smelted them for nine days and nine nights. In the end she smelted 36,501 of the multicolored rocks.
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