五味俱全 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• a complete gamut of all five flavors ; every flavor under the sun

Character by character

• 五wǔfive; surname
• 味wèitaste; smell, odor; delicacy
• 俱jùall, together; accompany
• 全quánwhole, entire, complete; to preserve

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
• 五光十色 wǔ guāng shí sè
• 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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