be of uneven size

be of uneven size

Seven long and eight short, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Q ī ch á NGB ā Du ǎ n, which means to describe the height, length is not uniform. It also refers to unfortunate things. From journey to the West.

The origin of Idioms

The ninety first chapter of journey to the west by Wu Chengen of Ming Dynasty: "I see that the goblins, big and small, who are seven long and eight short, seven fat and eight thin, are all bull headed ghosts, each holding a gun."

Idiom usage

It can be used as an object or attribute

Examples

The official was flustered. He took off and ran out of the back door. Ling Mengchu, Ming Dynasty

Analysis of Idioms

Synonym: uneven

Antonym: neat