形形色色

Mandarin · pinyin xíng xíng sè sè

Meanings

  1. all kinds of
  2. all sorts of
  3. every (different) kind of
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形
xíng · form, shape, appearance
色
sè · color, tint, hue, shade; form, body; beauty, desire for beauty; Kangxi radical 139
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2–2–4–4 · xing2 xing2 se4 se4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jing4 jing4 sik1 sik1

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) of all hues; all kinds of; assorted and varied

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