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五顏六色

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɛn³⁵ li̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ sɤ⁵¹/
multicoloured; colourful; variegated; of many colors
  • 五颜六色
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Origin

The phrase 五顏六色 is formed by combining the characters 五 (five), 顏 (forehead, especially the glabellar area), 六 (six), and 色 (color, tint, hue, or shade).

The character 顏 contains the semantic components 頁 (sheet of paper) and 面 (face), alongside the phonetic components 彥 (person of virtue and ability) and 产. The character 彥 further consists of the semantic component 彣 (variegated; literary talent) and the phonetic component 厂 (cliff; habitable cave on a cliff). The component 彣 is composed of the semantic component 彡 (hair) and the phonetic component 文 (mark, pattern, design, tattoo, or decoration).

The character 色 is composed of the components 爪 (claw, talon, paw, or nail), 人 (man, person, or people), 卩 (kneeling person), and 卪 (joint or node).

Confidence: high · written by gemma4:26b, checked statement-by-statement against the sources below.

「五顏六色」由「五」、「顏」、「六」、「色」四個字組成。其中「顏」字包含意義成分「頁」（由「首」與「卩」組成）與「面」，並以「彥」與「产」作為音符；而「彥」字則由意義成分「彣」（由「文」與「彡」組成）與音符「厂」構成。

在字形結構上，「色」字包含了「爪」、「人」、「卩」與「卪」等組成部分。根據《國語辭典》的定義，這個詞彙是用來形容色彩繁多。

Confidence: high · written by gemma4:26b, checked statement-by-statement against the sources below.

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  • characterChinese五 “five”
  • characterChinese顏 “forehead, especially the glabellar area”
    • soundChinese彥 “person of virtue and ability”
      • soundChinese厂 “cliff; habitable cave on a cliff”
      • meaningChinese彣 “variegated; literary talent”
        • soundChinese文 “original form of 紋／纹 (wén, “mark, pattern, design, tattoo, decoration”)”
        • meaningChinese彡 “hair”
    • soundChinese产
    • meaningChinese頁 “sheet (of paper)”
      • componentChinese首 “head”
      • componentChinese卩 “kneeling person”
    • meaningChinese面 “face (Classifier: 塊／块 c)”
  • characterChinese六 “six”
  • characterChinese色 “color; tint; hue; shade (Classifier: 隻／只 c)”
    • ideaChinese爪 “claw (of animal, bird); talon; paw; nail”
    • ideaChinese人 “man; person; people (Classifier: 個／个 m c; 隻／只 h)”
    • ideaChinese卪 “joint; node”
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Meanings

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  1. multicoloured; colourful; variegated; of many colors

國語辭典 definitions

  1. 形容色彩繁多。 例：運動場上，參賽各國的國旗五顏六色，鮮麗悅目。

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Sources

  • etymagent (local gemma4:26b) — Generated
  • 教育部《國語辭典簡編本》 (Taiwan MOE) — CC BY-ND 3.0 TW
  • Written form — n/a
  • Wiktionary (via Wiktextract / kaikki.org) — CC BY-SA 4.0