Why colorful is not colorful

The Chinese are most familiar with the 'five elements' i.e. gold, wood, water, fire and earth. The doctrine of the five elements that these five substances are born of each other, forming a circle, week after week to form the law of all things grow together. Therefore, the number 'five' also took on a mysterious color. That's why the ancients liked to use "five" to indicate a variety of things.

Wǔ cǎi bīn fēn (五彩缤纷)

1、Explanation: wǔ cǎi bīn fēn (五彩) means all kinds of colors; wǔ cǎi bīn fēn (缤纷) means all kinds of colors. It refers to the variety of colors, which is very nice to look at.

2, from: Junqing's "Underground Crystal Palace": "The walls had many frost-like patterns, and under the light, the walls were radiating a colorful glow, as if they were woven with rainbows."

3. Grammar: subject-predicate tense; as predicate, object, determiner; with positive meaning .

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Near synonyms: colorful [ wǔ yán liù sè ]?

1. Explanation: describes complex or fancy colors. Derived from various colors.

2, from: Qing Dynasty - Li Ruzhen "Mirror Flower Edge", 20th time: "This long tail of the peacock turns out to be colorful, with eye-catching body colors, and gold and blue splendor."

3. Grammar: Joint; as predicate, determiner; describing a great variety.

Antonyms: dull and colorless [ àn dàn wú guāng ]?

1. Explanation: dull: same as "dim", not bright, dim. It describes the loss of luster.

2, from: qing-wen kang "children's heroes" thirty-fourth: "head wearing a dull bright blue top, the branch of the beautiful swing spring wind peacock tiling has been moth-eaten left the light pole."

3. Grammar: Joint; as predicate, determiner; with derogatory meaning.