七嘴八舌
qī zuǐ bā shé
everyone talking at once
Character by character
七qī
seven
seven
嘴zuǐ
mouths
mouths
八bā
eight
eight
舌shé
tongues
tongues
Example
同学们七嘴八舌地讨论起来。
The students all started chiming in at once.
Tone: neutral.
Usage and origin
Lively, noisy group talk; not necessarily negative.
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