五颜六色

wǔ yán liù sè

of every colour

Character by character

五wǔ
five

颜yán
colours

六liù
six

色sè
hues

孩子们手里拿着五颜六色的气球。

The children were holding balloons of every colour.

Tone: neutral.

The everyday word for multicoloured things; 五彩缤纷 is more literary.

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