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五彩繽紛

简五彩缤纷 · 繁五彩繽紛

Mandarin · pinyin wǔ cǎi bīn fēn

all the colors in profusion (idiom); a garish display

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五: wǔ · five; surname
彩: cǎi · hue, color; variegated colors
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缤: bīn · flourishing, thriving, abundant
纷: fēn · in disorder, scattered, tangled

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3–3–1–1 · wu3 cai3 bin1 fen1

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ng5 coi2 ban1 fan1

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(idiomatic) all the colours in profusion; full of bright colours; multicoloured; garish display

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