- 纵横交错 zònghéngjiāocuò to crisscrossto intersect or overlap in a complex pattern; to be crisscrossed; can also describe a very complicated situation
- 觥筹交错 gōngchóujiāocuò to drink and feast togetherwine goblets and drinking chips (used for keeping score in games) are tossed about; describes the lively scene of a drinking party
- 犬牙交错 quǎnyájiāocuò interlockinginterlocked like dog's teeth; describes borders that are zigzagging or jagged, or a situation that is complex and interconnected
- 杯觥交错 bēigōngjiāocuò cups and wine vessels clinkingthe scene of guests toasting each other and drinking together at a banquet; used to describe a lively or festive atmosphere at a dinner party
- 履舄交错 lǚxìjiāocuò crowded with guestslit. shoes and slippers are scattered about in disorder; used to describe a lively party with many guests or a situation where men and women socialize freely without strict etiquette
- 交错觥筹 jiāocuògōngchóu lively drinking partyWine cups and drinking tallies are intertwined; describes a lively, crowded banquet or a scene of heavy drinking
- 交错法 jiāocuòfǎ chiasmuschiasmus; a rhetorical figure in which words or concepts are repeated in reverse order