万紫千红

萬紫千紅

wànzǐqiānhóng

idiom #67,066

Meanings

1 a riot of color; myriad purples and thousand reds
2 a blaze of blooms; dazzling variety

Characters

Examples

春天到了，花园里万紫千红。

Chūntiān dào le, huāyuán lǐ wànzǐ qiānhóng.

Spring has arrived and the garden is a riot of color.

节日的街头万紫千红，热闹非凡。

Jiérì de jiētóu wànzǐ qiānhóng, rènao fēifán.

The festival streets are bursting with color and bustling with life.

Tips

history

From Zhu Xi's 《春日》: '等闲识得东风面，万紫千红总是春' (meeting the east wind's face at random, all purples and reds signal spring). One of the most quoted lines in the Chinese spring canon.

Stroke Order

万 wàn

紫 zǐ

千 qiān

红 hóng