花花绿绿

花花綠綠
huāhuālǜlǜ
idiom #53,118

Meanings

  1. 1 brightly colored
  2. 2 gaudy
  3. 3 a riot of color

Examples

Shāngdiàn chúchuāng lǐ bǎimǎn le huāhuālǜlǜ de wánjù.
The shop window is filled with brightly colored toys.
Tā chuān zhe yí jiàn huāhuālǜlǜ de qúnzi qù cānjiā pàiduì.
She wore a gaudy, colorful dress to the party.
Guǎnggào pái shàng huāhuālǜlǜ de túpiàn xīyǐn le bùshǎo lùrén.
The colorful pictures on the billboard attracted many passers-by.

Tips

usage
Often slightly negative or teasing — describes something visually loud rather than tastefully colorful. Use 五颜六色 for a neutrally positive 'many-colored'.
memory
(flower) reduplicated + 绿 (green) reduplicated — literally 'flower-flower green-green', the image of a flowerbed in full bloom.

Stroke Order

huā
绿