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The Chinese journey moves from characters to idioms. This free tool explores 「斑駁陸離」, detailing its meaning and use.

Today, we explore the idiom 「斑駁陸離」. Below, we’ll cover its meaning and practical uses.

Mottled: a mixture of colors; Luli: uneven. Describes a variety of colors.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

bān bó lù lí

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

baan1 bok3 luk6 lei4

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