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五花八門

ng5 faa1 baat3 mun4

wu3 hua1 ba1 men2

myriad; all kinds of; all sorts of

Level: 2

五花八門

五 ng5 wu3 - five
花 faa1 hua1 - flower
八 baat3 ba1 - eight
門 mun4 men2 - gate, door; entrance

This word was added by bybell on 27th Mar 2006 and last edited on 16th Aug 2006

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