be riotous with colour

be riotous with colour

Colorful is a Chinese idiom, pronounced w ǔ y á NLI ù s è, which describes complex colors or various patterns. It can be extended to various kinds. It's from Jing Hua Yuan by Li Ruzhen in Qing Dynasty.

Analysis of Idioms

Colorful and colorful

The origin of Idioms

The fourteenth chapter of Li Ruzhen's Jing Hua Yuan in Qing Dynasty: "only the clouds that each person ascends are of different shapes and colors."

Idiom usage

There are many kinds of adjectives. Chapter 20 of Jing Hua Yuan written by Li Ruzhen in Qing Dynasty: "the peacock's long tail is colorful, its body color is eye-catching, and it is resplendent." (2) Lu Xun's supplement to the collection of collected materials: my vaccination: "looking at Ming Dynasty from the smaller end of Confucius, it's really a pity that there are many colorful and strange flowers in it." (3) BA Jin's "spring" 7: "as soon as Shu Ying stepped into the threshold, she saw several people standing up. Her eyes were almost dazzled by the colorful clothes." (4) Chapter 14 of Li Baojia's Officialdom: on the bow and tail of the boat, Tongtong had colorful flags, some painted eight trigrams, some painted a dragon, and the colors were shining in the water. 5. Sha Ting's the murderer: "this is a miracle in Sichuan's history of RAF, so those countrymen, oh, let out a sound, immediately made colorful speculation."