Definition
五花八门 (wǔ huā bā mén) is a vivid chengyu meaning 'all kinds of, varied' — it emphasizes a great diversity of things, often with a sense of being numerous or even chaotic. It is more literary and colorful than the plain 各种 (gè zhǒng, 'various'), and similar to 形形色色 (xíng xíng sè sè) but with a stronger sense of 'a wide array of different types'.
phrase
(chengyu) all kinds ofvariedof every description
Examples
- 五花八门，。Wǎngluò shàng de xìnxī wǔ huā bā mén, xūyào zǐxì fēnbiàn zhēnjiǎ.The information online is all kinds; you need to carefully distinguish truth from falsehood.
- 五花八门，。Zhè jiā chāoshì de shāngpǐn zhēn wǔ huā bā mén, cóng shípǐn dào diànqì yàngyàng dōu yǒu.This supermarket has really all sorts of products — from food to electronics, everything is available.
- 五花八门，。Miànduì wǔ huā bā mén de jiǎnféi fāngfǎ, tā bù zhīdào gāi xuǎn nǎge.Faced with all kinds of weight-loss methods, she didn't know which one to choose.
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