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螃蟹过河
páng​xiè​guò​hé

clumsy and chaotic

Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
螃蟹过河 螃蟹過河 páng​xiè​guò​hé
clumsy and chaotic
(xiehōuyǔ) used to describe a situation where people are acting in a frantic, disorganized, or chaotic manner; based on the image of a crab crossing a river with its many legs moving in different directions

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  • 七手八脚 qī​shǒu​bā​jiǎo
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