dazzled by a riot of colour
Chinese idiom, Pinyin is m ù m í w ǔ s è, which means to describe the color is too many and complex to see clearly; it means that things are complex and difficult to distinguish clearly. From Laozi.
Notes on Idioms
Five colors: various colors.
The origin of Idioms
Laozi: "five colors make people blind."
Idiom usage
Subject predicate type; predicate; metaphor things complicated, not clear distinction.
Examples
Mr. Shen Qing's comments are as clear as the public's eyes. I'm afraid that after the establishment of the dynasty, he will be confused as the chief examiner. What can he do? The 46th chapter of scholars by Wu Jingzi in Qing Dynasty
dazzled by a riot of colour
gather a crowd and make disturbances - jù zhòng zī shì
one 's ability and virtue excel the average - cái gāo xíng hòu
the reduced territories of a nation - shèng shuǐ cán shān