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wǔ 五 huā 花 bā 八 mén 门

五花八门 wǔ huā bā mén

all kinds of; a bewildering variety

Literally: five flower eight gate

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Origin

Descriptive; no single source story. Originally the names of two ancient battle formations, 五花阵 and 八门阵, later used for anything varied and confusing.

How to use it

Attributive or predicate; neutral. Often 五花八门的商品/借口.

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  1. 商店里的商品五花八门，看得人眼花缭乱。
    Shāngdiàn lǐ de shāngpǐn wǔ huā bā mén, kàn de rén yǎnhuā liáoluàn.
    The shop sells all kinds of goods; it makes your eyes swim.
    shop inside (particle) goods five flower eight gate, look (particle) person eye-flower dazzled
  2. 网上关于减肥的方法五花八门，不知道哪个有用。
    Wǎngshàng guānyú jiǎnféi de fāngfǎ wǔ huā bā mén, bù zhīdào nǎge yǒuyòng.
    There are countless diet methods online and no telling which works.
    online about lose-weight (particle) method five flower eight gate, not know which useful

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