七上八下 in Chinese

IPA: /t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ pä⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /t͡sʰɐt̚⁵ sœːŋ¹³ paːt̚³ haː²²/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ pä⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/, /t͡sʰɐt̚⁵ sœːŋ¹³ paːt̚³ haː²²/ Chinese transliterations: qīshàngbāxià [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄑㄧㄕㄤˋ ㄅㄚㄒㄧㄚˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], cat¹ soeng⁵ baat³ haa⁶ [Cantonese, Jyutping], qīshàngbāxià [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], cishàngbasià [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], chʻi¹-shang⁴-pa¹-hsia⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], chī-shàng-bā-syà [Mandarin, Yale], chishanqbashiah [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], цишанбася [Mandarin, Palladius], cišanbasja [Mandarin, Palladius], chāt séuhng baat hah [Cantonese, Yale], tsat⁷ soeng⁵ baat⁸ haa⁶ [Cantonese, Pinyin], ced¹ sêng⁵ bad³ ha⁶ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: A derivative of the general 七……八…… structure for chengyu. Compare English at sixes and sevens. Etymology templates: {{zh-l|七……八……}} 七……八……, {{ncog|en|at sixes and sevens}} English at sixes and sevens Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 七上八下

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        "bopomofo"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄑㄧ ㄕㄤˋ ㄅㄚ ㄒㄧㄚˋ"
    },
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        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
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      "zh-pron": "cat¹ soeng⁵ baat³ haa⁶"
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      "zh-pron": "цишанбася"
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      "zh-pron": "cišanbasja"
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      "ipa": "/t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ pä⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/",
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      "zh-pron": "ced¹ sêng⁵ bad³ ha⁶"
    },
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      "ipa": "/t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ pä⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/"
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  "word": "七上八下"
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        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
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      "zh-pron": "qīshàngbāxià"
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        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "cishàngbasià"
    },
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        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chʻi¹-shang⁴-pa¹-hsia⁴"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "chī-shàng-bā-syà"
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        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "chishanqbashiah"
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      "zh-pron": "цишанбася"
    },
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        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "cišanbasja"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ pä⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/",
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        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
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    {
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        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chāt séuhng baat hah"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tsat⁷ soeng⁵ baat⁸ haa⁶"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ced¹ sêng⁵ bad³ ha⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰɐt̚⁵ sœːŋ¹³ paːt̚³ haː²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹ pä⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡sʰɐt̚⁵ sœːŋ¹³ paːt̚³ haː²²/"
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"七上八下" meaning in Chinese

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