- 五色缤纷 wǔsèbīnfēn colorfulcolorful and bright in a grand or overwhelming display; all the colors in profusion
- 目迷五色 mùmíwǔsè dazzled by a riot of color(idiom) dazzled by a riot of colors; (figuratively) bewildered by a complicated situation or losing one's judgment due to external attractions
- 五色无主 wǔsèwúzhǔ scared out of one's witsto be overwhelmed by fear or panic; specifically describes losing control of one's facial expression because of extreme fright
- 五色笔 wǔsèbǐ literary talentA literary reference to the multicolored brush given to the poet [[江淹|江淹|jiang1 yan1]] in a dream; used to represent one's creative writing talent
- 五色鸟 wǔsèniǎo Taiwan barbetTaiwan barbet; a species of bird native to Taiwan formerly considered a subspecies of the black-browed barbet
- 墨分五色 mòfēnwǔsè ink divided into five colorsA Chinese painting technique that uses various levels of ink concentration and moisture to represent different colors and textures; the five colors usually refer to levels ranging from thick and dry to light and watery.