五光十色

wǔ guāng shí sè

Dictionary entry

(idiom) bright and multicolored; of rich variety; dazzling; glitzy

What does 五光十色 mean?

五光十色 (wǔ guāng shí sè) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) bright and multicolored; of rich variety; dazzling; glitzy

Character breakdown

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五wǔfive · 5 光guānglight; ray (CL:道[dao4]) · bright; shiny 十shíten · 10 色sècolor · CL:種|种[zhong3]

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五光十色

wǔ guāng shí sè

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