七手八腳

Chinese

		seven	hand; convenient; ‑er	eight	role; foot; base
trad. (七手八腳)		七	手	八	腳
simp. (七手八脚)		七	手	八	脚
Literally: “seven hands, eight feet”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qīshǒubājiǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄕㄡˇ ㄅㄚㄐㄧㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cat¹ sau² baat³ goek³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: qīshǒubājiǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄕㄡˇ ㄅㄚㄐㄧㄠˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chishooubajeau
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ pä⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Pinyin: qīshǒubājiǎor
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄕㄡˇ ㄅㄚㄐㄧㄠˇㄦ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chishooubajeaul
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ pä⁵⁵ t͡ɕjaʊɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: cat¹ sau² baat³ goek³
  - Yale: chāt sáu baat geuk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsat⁷ sau² baat⁸ goek⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: ced¹ seo² bad³ gêg³
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɐt̚⁵ sɐu̯³⁵ päːt̚³ kœ̽ːk̚³/

Idiom

七手八腳

with many people lending a hand; chaotically

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