五花八门 wǔhuā-bāmén myriad
myriad; all kinds of; all sorts of
How to remember 五花八门: 五 five + 花 flower + 八 eight + 门 door = myriad.
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How it is used
- 'All kinds of, a dazzling variety' - 商品五花八门 (shāngpǐn wǔhuā-bāmén) goods of every kind, 五花八门的借口 (wǔhuā-bāmén de jièkǒu) all manner of excuses.
- Stresses bewildering diversity, sometimes with a hint of 'too many/mixed quality'; more vivid than plain 各种各样 (gèzhǒng-gèyàng, all sorts).
- Used attributively before a noun or as a predicate.