五花八门

五花八門

wǔhuābāmén

idiom HSK 7 #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 wǔhuābāmén.

The products on the market are of all kinds.

网上的信息五花八门，要注意辨别。

Wǎng shàng de xìnxī wǔhuābāmén, 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