七手八腳

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): ㄑㄧ ㄕㄡˇ ㄅㄚ ㄐㄧㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cat¹ sau² baat³ goek³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: qīshǒubājiǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧ ㄕㄡˇ ㄅㄚ ㄐㄧㄠˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chishooubajeau
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ pä⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Pinyin: qīshǒubājiǎor
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧ ㄕㄡˇ ㄅㄚ ㄐㄧㄠˇㄦ
    • 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

1. with many people lending a hand; chaotically