五彩 (wǔ cǎi) — five colors (blue, yellow, red, white, black) in traditional Chinese color theory; multicolored, colorful
Definition
Literally 'five colors' — in traditional Chinese color theory the five are blue, yellow, red, white, and black. Used today mainly as a literary word for 'multicolored / colorful,' as in 五彩缤纷.
noun
five colors (blue, yellow, red, white, black) in traditional Chinese color theorymulticoloredcolorful
Examples
- 五彩。Zhè jiàn wǔ cǎi cí qì shì míng cháo de.This piece of five-color porcelain is from the Ming dynasty.
- 五彩。Jié rì de jiē dào shàng guà mǎn le wǔ cǎi de dēng long.The holiday streets are hung with colorful lanterns.
- 五彩。Qiū tiān de shān lín chéng xiàn chū yí piàn wǔ cǎi.The autumn mountains and forests present a scene of multicolored splendor.
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