七手八脚 in English qi1 shou3 ba1 jiao3 Meaning

Meanings

  • (idiomatic expression) with everyone lending a hand (eagerly but somewhat chaotically)

Simplified Characters

七 手 八 脚

Traditional Characters

七 手 八 腳

Pinyin

qi1 shou3 ba1 jiao3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

七qi1seven 手shou3hand 八ba1eight 脚jiao3foot