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亂七八糟

简 乱七八糟 · 繁 亂七八糟
Mandarin · pinyin luàn qī bā zāo

Meanings

  1. (idiom) chaotic; in disorder; muddled
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亂
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七
qī · seven
八
bā · eight; all around, all sides
糟
zāo · sediment, dregs; pickle
乱
luàn · confusion, state of chaos, revolt
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Mandarin tones

4–1–1–1 · luan4 qi1 ba1 zao1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

lyun6 cat1 baat3 zou1

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lyun6 cat1 baat3 zou1

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phrase

  1. (idiomatic) in a complete mess; at sixes and sevens

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