五花八门
wǔ huā bā mén
of every kind; a bewildering variety
Character by character
五wǔ
five
five
花huā
flowers
flowers
八bā
eight
eight
门mén
gates
gates
Example
网上的信息五花八门，真假难分。
Information online comes in every kind, and true is hard to tell from false.
Tone: neutral.
Usage and origin
Originally two battle formations.
Learn this in Lesson 212 · HSK 9+: 网络流行语 (Internet slang)
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