横七竖八

héng qī shù bā

lying every which way

Character by character

横héng
across

七qī
seven

竖shù
upright

八bā
eight

地上横七竖八地躺着几个空酒瓶。

Empty bottles lay all over the floor.

Tone: neutral.

Of things or people lying in a mess; 横 is héng here.

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