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橫七豎八

简横七竖八 · 繁橫七豎八

Mandarin · pinyin héng qī shù bā

in disorder
at sixes and sevens (idiom)

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橫: Look up this written character
七: qī · seven
豎: Look up this written character
八: bā · eight; all around, all sides
横: héng · across
竖: shù · perpendicular, vertical; erect

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2–1–4–1 · heng2 qi1 shu4 ba1

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waang4 cat1 syu6 baat3

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(idiomatic) in disorder, at sixes and sevens

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