横七竖八

Traditional form:

橫七豎八

Pinyin (reading):

héngqīshùbā

Definitions:

• in disorder
• at sixes and sevens (idiom)

Characters:

• 横 - horizontal, across; unreasonable, harsh
• 七 - seven
• 竖 - perpendicular, vertical; to erect
• 八 - eight; all around, all sides

Traditional characters:

• 橫 - horizontal, across; unreasonable, harsh
• 七 - seven
• 豎 - perpendicular, vertical; to erect
• 八 - eight; all around, all sides