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七手八腳

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Chinese

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seven hand; convenient; ‑er eight role; foot; base
trad. (七手八腳)
simp. (七手八脚)
alternative forms 七手八跤 Southern Min
七手八骹 Hokkien
Literally: “seven hands, eight feet”.

Pronunciation

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Idiom

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七手八腳

  1. with many people lending a hand; chaotically

Derived terms

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References

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  • 周长楫 [Zhou, Changji], editor (2006), “七…八…”, in 闽南方言大词典 MINNAN FANGYAN DA CIDIAN [Dictionary of Southern Min dialects] (overall work in Hokkien and Mandarin), Fuzhou: 福建人民出版社 [Fujian People's Publishing House], →ISBN, page 586.