What exactly does "various" mean?

In our daily life or spoken language, we are used to using "multifarious" to describe multifarious or varied things. Where did "multifarious" first come from? What do "five flowers" and "eight doors" mean respectively?

The so-called varieties originated from the "five-flower array" and "eight-door array" in the ancient art of war, and later extended to all walks of life seen in the market. Among them, "five flowers" and "eight doors" represent various industries. ?

Wuhua is:?

Jin Juhua-Flower Girl

Kapok-a doctor who treats people in the street

Narcissus-the singer in the restaurant?

Pyracantha-a juggler

Niuhua-porters, porters and pawns

Eight doors are:?

A door-a fortune teller?

Two skins-selling herbs?

Three colors-juggling

Four doors hanging-Jianghu artists

Five groups-storytellers and storytellers

Six performers-street singers

Seven songs-draped and pasted

Eight-door chat-singing opera on a high platform

Ancient farming economy was a self-sufficient agricultural production mode, and there were few production industries with social division of labor. The variety includes all the production and service industries that people saw in the market at that time. For convenience, people use the word "multifarious" to summarize the service industries that can be seen in the whole market to illustrate the prosperity of the market. The idiom "multifarious" (pronounced: wǔ huā bā mén) is a joint neutral idiom, which is used as a predicate and attribute. Originally known as "Five Flowers Array" and "Eight Gates Array", this is the array name in ancient art of war, and later used as a code word for all walks of life. Now it is often said that things are changeable and unpredictable. Synonyms: various and colorful. Antonym: immutable.