五花八门
wǔ huā bā mén
Pinyin

Definition

五花八门
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wǔ huā bā mén
  1. myriad
  2. all kinds of
  3. all sorts of

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

五
wǔ
  1. 1 five
  2. 2 5
八
bā
  1. 1 eight
  2. 2 8
烟花
yān huā
  1. 1 fireworks
  2. 2 prostitute (esp. in Yuan theater)
第五
dì wǔ
  1. 1 fifth
花
Huā
  1. 1 surname Hua
雪花
xuě huā
  1. 1 snowflake
七上八下
qī shàng bā xià
  1. 1 at sixes and sevens
  2. 2 perturbed state of mind
  3. 3 in a mess
三五
sān wǔ
  1. 1 several
  2. 2 three or five
三八
sān bā
  1. 1 International Women's Day 婦女節|妇女节[Fù nu:3 jié], 8th March
  2. 2 foolish
  3. 3 stupid
乱七八糟
luàn qī bā zāo
  1. 1 everything in disorder (idiom); in a hideous mess
  2. 2 at sixes and sevens
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
五味
wǔ wèi
  1. 1 the five flavors, namely: sweet 甜, sour 酸, bitter 苦, spicy hot 辣, salty 鹹|咸
  2. 2 all kinds of flavors
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
五彩缤纷
wǔ cǎi bīn fēn
  1. 1 all the colors in profusion (idiom); a garish display
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)

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
七手八脚
qī shǒu bā jiǎo
  1. 1 (idiom) with everyone lending a hand (eagerly but somewhat chaotically)
七扭八歪
qī niǔ bā wāi
  1. 1 misshapen
  2. 2 crooked
  3. 3 uneven (idiom)
七零八落
qī líng bā luò
  1. 1 (idiom) everything broken and in disorder
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)
三番五次
sān fān wǔ cì
  1. 1 over and over again (idiom)
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)
乱七八糟
luàn qī bā zāo
  1. 1 everything in disorder (idiom); in a hideous mess
  2. 2 at sixes and sevens
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
伸手不见五指
shēn shǒu bù jiàn wǔ zhǐ
  1. 1 pitch-dark (idiom)
借花献佛
jiè huā xiàn Fó
  1. 1 lit. presenting the Buddha with borrowed flowers (idiom); fig. to win favor or influence using sb else's property
  2. 2 plagiarism
八仙过海，各显神通
Bā xiān guò hǎi , gè xiǎn shén tōng
  1. 1 lit. the Eight Immortals cross the sea, each showing his own special talent (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of each individual in a group) to give full play to one's unique capabilities

Sample Sentences

你瞧这拿来的东西，还真是五花八门的。
nǐ qiáo zhè nálái de dōngxi ，hái zhēnshi wǔhuābāmén de 。
Just take a look at all sorts of things they brought.
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学生的问题真是五花八门。
xuésheng de wèntí zhēnshi wǔhuābāmén 。
There are all kinds of questions from students.
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五花八门
wǔhuābāmén
a variety of
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这家餐厅的菜五花八门，有印度菜、法国菜，还有德国菜。
zhè jiā cāntīng de cài wǔhuābāmén ，yǒu Yìndù cài 、Fǎguó cài ，háiyǒu Déguó cài 。
This restaurant has various cuisines. There’re Indian food, French food, and German food.
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我们网站上的中文课五花八门。
wǒmen wǎngzhàn shàng de Zhōngwén kè wǔhuābāmén 。
There are various Chinese lessons on our website.
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你知道吗，做老师的乐趣之一，就是每年新生报到的时候，可以看点名册上那些五花八门的名字，有些名字真的很有趣。
nǐ zhīdào ma ，zuò lǎoshī de lèqù zhīyī ，jiùshì měinián xīnshēng bàodào de shíhou ，kěyǐ kàn diǎnmíngcè shàng nàxiē wǔhuābāmén de míngzi ，yǒuxiē míngzi zhēnde hěn yǒuqù 。
You know what? One of the joys of being a teacher is that when new students sign up every year, you can look at the attendance list and see the variety of names. Some names are really funny!
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听起来还真是五花八门，什么都有。那你现在要去上什么课啊？
tīng qǐlai hái zhēn shì wǔhuābāmén ，shénme dōu yǒu 。nà nǐ xiànzài yào qù shàng shénme kè ā ？
It sounds like there's all kinds of classes, something for everyone. What class are you going to today?
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如果他喜欢喝酒的话呢，可能他家里五花八门，什么酒都有。
rúguǒ tā xǐhuan hējiǔ dehuà ne ，kěnéng tā jiālǐ wǔhuābāmén ，shénme jiǔ dōu yǒu 。
If he likes to drink alcohol, his house probably has a great selection of all kinds of alcohol.
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我们公司的产品，五花八门的，什么都有。
wǒmen gōngsī de chǎnpǐn ，wǔhuābāmén de ，shénme dōu yǒu 。
Our company has all kinds of products. We have everything.
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她的朋友很多，五花八门的，什么人都认识。
tā de péngyou hěn duō ，wǔhuābāmén de ，shénme rén dōu rènshi 。
She has a lot of friends, all kinds. She knows everybody.
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