横七竖八

橫七豎八
héngqīshùbā
  1. in disorder
  2. at sixes and sevens (idiom)

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 横 héng
  1. horizontal
  2. across
  3. crosswise
  4. horizontal stroke (in Chinese characters)
  5. to place (sth) flat (on a surface)
  6. to cross (a river, etc)
  7. in a jumble
  8. chaotic
  9. (in fixed expressions) harsh and unreasonable
  10. violent
2 七 qī
  1. seven
  2. 7
=3 竖 shù variant of 竖 shù
=3 竖 shù
  1. to erect
  2. vertical
  3. vertical stroke (in Chinese characters)
4 八 bā eight