七手八脚

Traditional form:

七手八腳

Pinyin (reading):

qīshǒubājiǎo

Definitions:

• (idiom) with everyone lending a hand (eagerly but somewhat chaotically)

Characters:

• 七 - seven
• 手 - hand
• 八 - eight; all around, all sides
• 脚 - leg, foot; foundation, base

Traditional characters:

• 七 - seven
• 手 - hand
• 八 - eight; all around, all sides
• 腳 - leg, foot; foundation, base