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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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