Seven things and eight things
Seven things and eight things, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Q ī sh ì B ā sh ì, which means to describe many things and chaos. It comes from Jin Ping Mei CI Hua.
The origin of Idioms
The ninety first chapter of Jin Ping Mei CI Hua written by Lanling Xiaosheng of Ming Dynasty: "just sent out, there are seven or eight things going on in my family. When I heard sister Xue say this, I was so flustered that I hired a sedan chair to send my elder sister to her home."
Idiom usage
Combined; as an object; with commendatory meaning; refers to the situation and chaos. When the late emperor was in the palace, he threw bricks and tiles at two ends every three days, and was haunted at night. February River Emperor Qianlong 26
Chinese PinYin : qī shì bā shì
Seven things and eight things
too profound to be understood. mò cè gāo shēn
follow in the steps of one 's ancestors. shéng jué zǔ wǔ
stand on the edge of a pool and idly long for fish. lín yuān xiàn yú
make one 's ancestors illustrious. guāng zōng yào zǔ