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wǔ 五 yán 颜 liù 六 sè 色

五颜六色 wǔ yán liù sè

colourful; of every colour

Literally: five colours six hues

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Origin

Descriptive; no single source story. Attested in Qing dynasty fiction.

How to use it

Attributive or predicate; positive. Often 五颜六色的花/灯.

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  1. 公园里开满了五颜六色的花。
    Gōngyuán lǐ kāimǎn le wǔ yán liù sè de huā.
    The park is full of flowers of every colour.
    park inside bloom-full (particle) five colours six hues (particle) flower
  2. 晚上街上的灯五颜六色，非常好看。
    Wǎnshang jiē shàng de dēng wǔ yán liù sè, fēicháng hǎokàn.
    At night the street lights are all colours and look wonderful.
    evening street on (particle) lamp five colours six hues, extremely good-looking

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