五花八门

五花八門

wǔhuā-bāmén

idiom HSK 7-9 #35,634

Meanings

1 of all kinds
2 multifarious
3 a wide variety

Characters

flower; pattern

door; gate; category

Examples

市场上的产品五花八门。

Shìchǎng shàng de chǎnpǐn wǔhuā-bāmén.

The products on the market are of all kinds.

网上的信息五花八门，要注意辨别。

Wǎngshàng de xìnxī wǔhuā-bāmén, yào zhùyì biànbié.

Information online comes in all varieties; one must be careful to distinguish.

Tips

history

Originally referred to military formations (五花阵 and 八门阵). Now used to describe a dazzling variety of things.

Stroke Order

五 wǔ

花 huā

八 bā

门 mén