qī七sevenzuǐ嘴mouthsbā八eightshé舌tongues
All talking at once; a hubbub of voices.
Literal meaning
seven (七) — mouths (嘴) — eight (八) — tongues (舌)
Origin
A classical four-character phrase.
Examples
Dà大jiā家qī七zuǐ嘴bā八shé舌de地tǎo讨lùn论zhe着zhè这ge个wèn问tí题。
Everyone was talking at once, discussing the problem.
Hái孩zi子men们qī七zuǐ嘴bā八shé舌de地zhēng争lùn论zhe着。
The children were arguing noisily.
Usage & nuances
Describes a chaotic and noisy situation with many people speaking simultaneously.
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