七嘴八舌 qīzuǐ-bāshé lively discussion with everybody talking at once
How to remember 七嘴八舌: 七 seven + 嘴 mouth + 八 eight + 舌 tongue = lively discussion with everybody talking at once.
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- Vivid idiom for a crowd all talking at once, chiming in over each other - 大家七嘴八舌地议论 (dàjiā qīzuǐ-bāshé de yìlùn) everyone jumped in with opinions at once.
- Usually adverbial with 地; paints a noisy, slightly chaotic scene of overlapping voices.