We aim to support your Chinese studies with free resources. In this series, we explore idioms and proverbs, full of meaning. Today’s feature is 「七張八嘴」, explained below.
Let’s learn about the idiom 「七張八嘴」! Its detailed explanation and usage are presented below.
Used to describe a crowd of people speaking diverse language. Same as “seven mouths and eight mouths”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
qī zhāng bā zuǐ
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
chat1 jeung1 baat3 jeui2
The collection of Chinese idioms is enormous, with each one holding its own meaning and purpose. We hope these resources can assist you in better understanding and learning Chinese.

