variegated; motley
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesadjective
variegated; motley; displaying a dazzling array of colors
literaryOften used in written Chinese, especially in idioms or descriptive literary contexts to depict something visually complex and dazzling.
Jié节
rì日
de的
yàn焰
huǒ火
zài在
kōng空
zhōng中
zhàn绽
fàng放
，
wǔ五
cǎi彩
bīn缤
fēn纷
，
guāng光
guài怪
lù陆
lí离
。
The holiday fireworks bloomed in the sky, a kaleidoscope of dazzling and bizarre colors.
Gǔ古
mù墓
zhōng中
de的
bì壁
huà画
，
jīng经
guò过
qiān千
nián年
，
sè色
cǎi彩
yǐ已
jīng经
bān斑
bó驳
lù陆
lí离
。
After a thousand years, the colors of the murals in the ancient tomb have become mottled and variegated.
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Tòu透
guò过
wàn万
huā花
tǒng筒
，
kě可
yǐ以
kàn看
dào到
yī一
gè个
lù陆
lí离
qí奇
huàn幻
de的
xiǎo小
shì世
jiè界
。
Looking through a kaleidoscope, one can see a small, fantastically variegated world.
Tā她
de的
qún裙
zi子
shàng上
zhuì缀
mǎn满
le了
gè各
zhǒng种
liàng亮
piàn片
，
zài在
dēng灯
guāng光
xià下
xiǎn显
dé得
guāng光
guài怪
lù陆
lí离
。
Her dress was covered in various sequins, appearing bizarrely dazzling under the lights.
Yǔ雨
hòu后
，
yáng阳
guāng光
tòu透
guò过
shù树
yè叶
sǎ洒
xià下
bān斑
bó驳
lù陆
lí离
de的
guāng光
yǐng影
。
After the rain, the sunlight filtering through the leaves cast a dappled and variegated pattern of light and shadow.