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七上八下

Mandarin · pinyin qī shàng bā xià

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1–4–1–4 · qi1 shang4 ba1 xia4

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cat1 soeng5 baat3 haa5

Cantonese word readings for 七上八下. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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(idiomatic) to be nervous, anxious or perturbed; in an unsettled state of mind; to have butterflies in one's stomach
(rare) in a mess; to have a messy state of affairs
(Mainland China, politics) the unspoken rule that CCP officials aged less than 67 can remain in office and those aged over 68 will retire