What do you mean by "multifarious" in ancient times?

The earliest refers to the five-flower array and eight-door array in Sun Tzu's art of war, both of which are changeable and unpredictable.

Later, it generally refers to all walks of life.

Wuhua:

Jin Juhua-a metaphor for a woman who sells tea.

Kapok-a metaphor for a doctor who goes to the streets to treat diseases.

Narcissus-a metaphor for a singer in a restaurant.

Pyracantha-a juggler's metaphor.

Local cowflowers-metaphor for some porters.

Eight doors:

A towel.-fortune telling.

Two skins-selling herbs.

Tricolor-juggling.

Four doors hanging-Jianghu artists.

Five critics-storytellers and storytellers.

Six-door combination-street singer.

Seven-door tone-scaffolding and paper binding.

Eight-door chat-singing opera on high platform.

Referred to as towel, leather, color, hanging, flat, group, tone and chat, it is called "eight doors"

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