歪七豎八

Chinese

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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wāiqīshùbā

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄞㄑㄧㄕㄨˋ ㄅㄚ
Cantonese (Jyutping): waai¹ cat¹ syu⁶ baat³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: wāiqīshùbā
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄞㄑㄧㄕㄨˋ ㄅㄚ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: uaiqi1shuhba1
  - IPA ^(key): /u̯aɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ʂu⁵¹ pa̠⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: waai¹ cat¹ syu⁶ baat³
  - Yale: wāai chāt syuh baat
  - Cantonese Pinyin: waai¹ tsat⁷ sy⁶ baat⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: wai¹ ced¹ xu⁶ bad³
  - IPA ^(key): /wɑːi̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɐt̚⁵ ɕyː²² pɑːt̚³/

Idiom

歪七豎八

not straight or upright; twisted or slanted in different ways
(figuratively) untidy; unsightly

Synonyms

東倒西歪／东倒西歪
七扭八歪

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