七嘴八舌

Chinese

		seven	mouth	eight	tongue
simp. and trad. (七嘴八舌)		七	嘴	八	舌

Etymology

Literally: seven mouths, eight tongues

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qīzuǐbāshé

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄗㄨㄟˇ ㄅㄚㄕㄜˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cat¹ zeoi² baat³ sit⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: qīzuǐbāshé
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄗㄨㄟˇ ㄅㄚㄕㄜˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chitzoeibasher
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ t͡su̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ pa̠⁵⁵ ʂɤ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: cat¹ zeoi² baat³ sit⁶
  - Yale: chāt jéui baat siht
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsat⁷ dzoey² baat⁸ sit⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ced¹ zêu² bad³ xid⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɐt̚⁵ t͡ɕɵy̯³⁵ paːt̚³ siːt̚²/

Idiom

七嘴八舌

a discussion with everybody talking at once

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