彩衣
cǎi yī
Pinyin

Definition

彩衣
 - 
cǎi yī
  1. colored clothes
  2. motley attire

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

彩色
cǎi sè
  1. 1 color
  2. 2 multi-colored
  3. 3 CL:種|种[zhǒng]
彩蛋
cǎi dàn
  1. 1 painted eggshell
  2. 2 Easter egg
  3. 3 (media) Easter egg (hidden feature in software or a movie etc)
  4. 4 post-credits scene
精彩
jīng cǎi
  1. 1 wonderful
  2. 2 marvelous
  3. 3 brilliant
衣服
yī fu
  1. 1 clothes
  2. 2 CL:件[jiàn],套[tào]
七彩
qī cǎi
  1. 1 seven colors
  2. 2 a variety of colors
  3. 3 multi-colored
  4. 4 rainbow-colored
上衣
shàng yī
  1. 1 jacket
  2. 2 upper outer garment
  3. 3 CL:件[jiàn]
五彩
wǔ cǎi
  1. 1 five (main) colors (white, black, red, yellow, and blue)
  2. 2 multicolored
光彩
guāng cǎi
  1. 1 luster
  2. 2 splendor
  3. 3 radiance
  4. 4 brilliance
内衣
nèi yī
  1. 1 undergarment
  2. 2 underwear
  3. 3 CL:件[jiàn]
喝彩
hè cǎi
  1. 1 to acclaim
  2. 2 to cheer
外衣
wài yī
  1. 1 outer clothing
  2. 2 semblance
  3. 3 appearance
多彩
duō cǎi
  1. 1 colorful
  2. 2 flamboyant
大衣
dà yī
  1. 1 overcoat
  2. 2 topcoat
  3. 3 cloak
  4. 4 CL:件[jiàn]
彩妆
cǎi zhuāng
  1. 1 makeup
  2. 2 cosmetics
彩排
cǎi pái
  1. 1 dress rehearsal
彩票
cǎi piào
  1. 1 lottery ticket
彩虹
cǎi hóng
  1. 1 rainbow
  2. 2 CL:道[dào]
彩头
cǎi tóu
  1. 1 good omen
  2. 2 good luck (in business etc)
  3. 3 profits (gained in gambling, lottery etc)
棉衣
mián yī
  1. 1 cotton-padded clothes
  2. 2 CL:件[jiàn]
毛衣
máo yī
  1. 1 (wool) sweater
  2. 2 CL:件[jiàn]

Idioms (20)

五彩缤纷
wǔ cǎi bīn fēn
  1. 1 all the colors in profusion (idiom); a garish display
天衣无缝
tiān yī wú fèng
  1. 1 lit. seamless heavenly clothes (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. flawless
宵衣旰食
xiāo yī gàn shí
  1. 1 to dress before light and not eat before dark (idiom)
  2. 2 diligently attending to official matters
张灯结彩
zhāng dēng jié cǎi
  1. 1 to be decorated with lanterns and colored banners (idiom)
流光溢彩
liú guāng yì cǎi
  1. 1 lit. flowing light and overflowing color
  2. 2 brilliant lights and vibrant colors (idiom)
浓墨重彩
nóng mò zhòng cǎi
  1. 1 thick and heavy in colors
  2. 2 to describe sth in colorful language with attention to detail (idiom)
无精打彩
wú jīng dǎ cǎi
  1. 1 dull and colorless (idiom); lacking vitality
  2. 2 not lively
牛衣对泣
niú yī duì qì
  1. 1 couple living in destitute misery (idiom)
白衣苍狗
bái yī cāng gǒu
  1. 1 lit. (cloud shapes) changing from a white shirt to a gray dog (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the unpredictable changeability of the world
相体裁衣
xiàng tǐ cái yī
  1. 1 lit. tailor the clothes to fit the body (idiom); fig. act according to real circumstances
看菜吃饭，量体裁衣
kān cài chī fàn , liáng tǐ cái yī
  1. 1 eat depending on the dish, cut cloth according to the body (idiom); to fit the appetite to the dishes and the dress to the figure
  2. 2 to act according to actual circumstances
  3. 3 to live within one's means
节衣缩食
jié yī suō shí
  1. 1 to save on food and clothing (idiom); to live frugally
缩衣节食
suō yī jié shí
  1. 1 to economize on clothes and food
  2. 2 to scrimp and save (idiom)
腰金衣紫
yāo jīn yī zǐ
  1. 1 golden seal at the waist, purple gown (idiom); in official position
衣不蔽体
yī bù bì tǐ
  1. 1 lit. clothes not covering the body (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. poverty-stricken
衣冠禽兽
yī guān qín shòu
  1. 1 lit. dressed up animal (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. immoral and despicable person
衣单食薄
yī dān shí bó
  1. 1 thin coat, meager food (idiom); life of wretched poverty
  2. 2 destitute
衣锦荣归
yī jǐn róng guī
  1. 1 to come back to one's hometown in silken robes (idiom); to return in glory
衣锦还乡
yì jǐn huán xiāng
  1. 1 to come back to one's hometown in silken robes (idiom); to return in glory
衣食住行
yī shí zhù xíng
  1. 1 clothing, food, housing and transport (idiom); people's basic needs

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