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luàn 乱 qī 七 bā 八 zāo 糟

乱七八糟 luàn qī bā zāo

in a total mess; all over the place

Literally: messy seven eight bad

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Origin

Descriptive; no single source story. Common in Qing dynasty fiction.

How to use it

Predicate or attributive; negative, colloquial. Often 房间乱七八糟的.

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  1. 你的房间乱七八糟的，快收拾一下。
    Nǐ de fángjiān luàn qī bā zāo de, kuài shōushi yīxià.
    Your room is a total mess; tidy it up quickly.
    you (particle) room messy seven eight bad (particle), quick tidy a-bit
  2. 他说了一些乱七八糟的话，谁也听不懂。
    Tā shuō le yīxiē luàn qī bā zāo de huà, shéi yě tīng bu dǒng.
    He said a jumble of things that nobody could understand.
    he say (particle) some messy seven eight bad (particle) words, who also hear not understand

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