After learning basic characters, the next level in Chinese is combining them into words, and then idioms. This free guide helps you understand advanced idioms like 「歪八豎八」. Meaning and usage are below.
Learn about the idiom 「歪八豎八」: its definition and how it’s used are detailed here.
A messy and untidy appearance.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
wāi bā shù bā
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
me2 baat3 syu6 baat3
Chinese idioms are incredibly numerous, each carrying a special meaning and usage. This variety is a great reason to study them, and we hope these tools make that easier for you.

