千红万紫 Thousands of reds and tens of thousands of purples
Explanation
形容各种颜色的花卉很多，色彩绚丽。也比喻事物丰富多彩。
Describes many flowers of various colors, brilliant in color. It can also be used figuratively to describe the great diversity of things.
Origin Story
话说唐朝，有一位名叫李白的诗人，他游历四方，写下了许多流芳百世的诗篇。一日，李白来到一座风景秀丽的山谷，只见山谷中百花盛开，红的似火，紫的如霞，黄的像金，白的如雪，各种颜色的花卉竞相开放，构成了一幅千红万紫的美丽画卷。李白被这美丽的景色深深吸引，情不自禁地吟诵起来：“山花烂漫千红万紫，鸟语花香醉人意。”这首诗句，后来成为了千红万紫这个成语的由来。此后，人们就用千红万紫来形容各种颜色的花卉很多，色彩绚丽，也比喻事物丰富多彩。
In the Tang Dynasty, there was a poet named Li Bai who traveled far and wide and wrote many immortal poems. One day, Li Bai came to a beautiful valley, where countless flowers bloomed in all colors. Red like fire, purple like clouds, yellow like gold, and white like snow, flowers of all colors bloomed together, forming a breathtaking scene of thousands of reds and tens of thousands of purples. Li Bai was so enchanted by the beauty of the scene that he spontaneously recited a poem: “Thousands of shades of red and tens of thousands of purples, the mountains are ablaze with brilliant colors, birdsong and flowers intoxicate the mind.” This poem later became the source of the idiom “Thousands of reds and tens of thousands of purples”. Since then, “Thousands of reds and tens of thousands of purples” has been used to describe the variety and beauty of flowers, and figuratively the variety of things in general.
Usage
用于形容花卉众多，色彩鲜艳；也比喻事物丰富多彩。
Used to describe many flowers, vibrant colors; can also be used figuratively to describe a great variety of things.
Examples
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春天来了，花园里千红万紫，美不胜收。
chuntian laile, huayuan li qianhong wanzi, mei bushing shou
Spring has come, the garden is full of colorful flowers, a feast for the eyes.
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她穿着一件千红万紫的旗袍，显得格外妩媚动人。
ta chuanzhe yijian qianhong wanzi de qipao, xian de gewai wumei dongren
She was wearing a colourful cheongsam, making her look especially charming and attractive.