七嘴八舌
qī​zuǐ​bā​shé HSK7

all talking at once

  • created sense approved 七嘴八舌 · qī​zuǐ​bā​shé · all talking at once — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    七嘴八舌

    qī​zuǐ​bā​shé

    all talking at once

    describes a situation where many people are speaking simultaneously in a lively or confused manner

    七 (literal) → 七 · qī · seven 嘴 (literal) → 嘴 · zuǐ · mouth 八 (literal) → 八 · bā · eight 舌 (literal) → 舌 · shé · tongue

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  • created sense approved 七嘴八舌 · qī​zuǐ​bā​shé · divergent opinions — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    七嘴八舌

    qī​zuǐ​bā​shé

    divergent opinions

    to have everyone chipping in with different opinions, or to be the subject of gossip and criticism

    七 (literal) → 七 · qī · seven 嘴 (literal) → 嘴 · zuǐ · speech 八 (literal) → 八 · bā · eight 舌 (literal) → 舌 · shé · tongue

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

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