wàn​huā​tǒng

kaleidoscope

  • created reference approved 万花筒/萬花筒 → 只/隻 (classifier) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    万花筒 / 萬花筒 wàn​huā​tǒng

    只 / 隻 zhī

    classifier

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 万花筒/萬花筒 · wàn​huā​tǒng · kaleidoscope — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    万花筒 / 萬花筒

    wàn​huā​tǒng

    kaleidoscope

    An optical toy consisting of a tube with mirrors and colored fragments that create changing patterns when turned

    万 (literal) → 万/萬 · wàn · countless 花 (literal) → 花 · huā · patterned 筒 (literal) → 筒 · tǒng · tube

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 万花筒/萬花筒 · wàn​huā​tǒng · ever-changing scene — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    万花筒 / 萬花筒

    wàn​huā​tǒng

    ever-changing scene

    A scene or situation that is constantly changing or multifaceted; used to describe a kaleidoscopic variety of life or society

    万 (literal) → 万/萬 · wàn · countless 花 (literal) → 花 · huā · patterned 筒 (literal) → 筒 · tǒng · tube

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense