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Our goal is to provide you with free Chinese learning tools. This series highlights idioms and proverbs, full of meaning and adaptable to many contexts. The featured idiom is 「雜七雜八」, with details below.

The Chinese idiom 「雜七雜八」 we’re introducing today is explained in detail below, along with its meaning and usage.

Used to describe things that are very mixed or things that are very messy.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

zá qī zá bā

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

jaap6 chat1 jaap6 baat3

Chinese idioms are vast in number, each carrying unique meanings and usages. With such variety, there’s a lot to learn and appreciate. Hopefully, these resources will aid you on your journey to mastering Chinese.