五花八门 / 五花八門

wǔ​huā​bā​mén

multifarious

of a wide variety; myriad; all sorts of. Originally referring to ancient military formations, it now describes a scene or situation that is diverse or constantly changing in style.

五 (literal) → 五 · wǔ · five 花 (literal) → 花 · huā · patterned 八 (literal) → 八 · bā · eight 门 (literal) → 门/門 · mén · category

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

created sense May 20, 2026, 07:57 PM