横七竖八 — Chinese idiom
横七竖八
héng qī shù bā
Traditional: 橫七豎八
Meaning
- in disorder
- at sixes and sevens
Character by character
- 横hénghorizontal, across; unreasonable, harsh
- 七qīseven
- 竖shùperpendicular, vertical; to erect
- 八bāeight; all around, all sides
Idioms sharing a character
- 妙趣横生 miào qù héng shēng
- 尸横遍野 shī héng biàn yě
- 枝节横生 zhī jié héng shēng
- 横刀夺爱 héng dāo duó ài
- 横征暴敛 héng zhēng bào liǎn
- 横生枝节 héng shēng zhī jié
- 横眉怒目 héng méi nù mù
- 横空出世 héng kōng chū shì
- 横行无忌 héng xíng wú jì
- 横冲直撞 héng chōng zhí zhuàng
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