七手八脚

Traditional (Taiwan): 七手八腳

qīshǒubājiǎo ㄑㄧ ㄕㄡˇ ㄅㄚ ㄐㄧㄠˇ

    • with everyone lending a hand (eagerly but somewhat chaotically)

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Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms 近义词

Telling them apart

七手八脚 describes many people all pitching in at once, somewhat chaotically, so the subject is usually a group. 手忙脚乱 stresses flustered, disorganized activity and can describe one person or many.

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