歪七扭八 — “Crooked, twisted, or out of alignment”
歪七扭八 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Crooked, twisted, or out of alignment”. Not straight or orderly in shape or arrangement.
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歪七扭八 Pronunciation and Pinyin
歪七扭八 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 歪七扭八
小猫玩耍的时候把毛线球弄得歪七扭八，缠成一团
The kitten tangled the ball of yarn, leaving it crooked and twisted in a messy knot.
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Synonyms of 歪七扭八
Antonyms of 歪七扭八
More idioms starting with 歪
- wāi歪bù不héng横léng楞crooked, lopsided, and uneven
- wāi歪bā八shù竖bā八disordered and messy
- wāi歪zuǐ嘴hé和shàng尚hypocrite twisting rules for selfish gain
- wāi歪zuǐ嘴hé和shàng尚xiā瞎niàn念jīng经misinterpret rules for selfish motives
- wāi歪zuǐ嘴niàn念xié邪jīng经deliberately distort for selfish benefit
- wāi歪xīn心xié邪yì意to harbor malicious intentions
- wāi歪dǎ打zhèng正zháo着Accidentally achieve a correct result
- wāi歪wāi歪dǎo倒dǎo倒unsteady and wobbly
- wāi歪wāi歪niǔ扭niǔ扭crooked, wobbly, or distorted
- wāi歪wāi歪xié斜xié斜crooked, slanting, or askew
- wāi歪tán谈luàn乱dào道to talk confusedly and without insight
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What does 歪七扭八 mean?
歪七扭八 (wāi qī niǔ bā) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Crooked, twisted, or out of alignment”.
How do you pronounce 歪七扭八?
歪七扭八 is pronounced wāi qī niǔ bā in Mandarin Chinese.
What is the Chinese definition of 歪七扭八?
歪歪扭扭，不直