五光十色 — Chinese idiom
五光十色
wǔ guāng shí sè
Meaning
- bright and multicolored; of rich variety; dazzling; glitzy
Character by character
- 五wǔfive; surname
- 光guānglight; bright, brilliant; only, merely
- 十shíten, tenth; complete; perfect
- 色sècolor, tint, hue, shade; beauty, form; sex
Idioms sharing a character
- 一五一十 yī wǔ yī shí
- 三五成群 sān wǔ chéng qún
- 三令五申 sān lìng wǔ shēn
- 三番五次 sān fān wǔ cì
- 三纲五常 sān gāng wǔ cháng
- 五味俱全 wǔ wèi jù quán
- 五味杂陈 wǔ wèi zá chén
- 五彩缤纷 wǔ cǎi bīn fēn
- 五色缤纷 wǔ sè bīn fēn
- 五马分尸 wǔ mǎ fēn shī
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