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五花八門

简 五花八门 · 繁 五花八門
Mandarin · pinyin wǔ huā bā mén

Meanings

  1. myriad
  2. all kinds of
  3. all sorts of
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Characters in this entry

五
wǔ · five; surname
花
huā · flower; blossoms
八
bā · eight; all around, all sides
門
mén · gate, door, entrance, opening; Kangxi radical 169
门
mén · gate, door, entrance, opening
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3–1–1–2 · wu3 hua1 ba1 men2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ng5 faa1 baat3 mun4

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) of a wide variety; various; all kinds of

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