五顏六色

简 五颜六色 · 繁 五顏六色
Mandarin · pinyin wǔ yán liù sè

Meanings

  1. multicolored
  2. every color under the sun
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五
wǔ · five; surname
顏
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六
liù · number six
色
sè · color, tint, hue, shade; form, body; beauty, desire for beauty; Kangxi radical 139
颜
yán · face, facial appearance
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3–2–4–4 · wu3 yan2 liu4 se4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ng5 ngaan4 luk6 sik1

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) multicoloured; colourful; variegated; of many colors

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