at sixes and sevens

at sixes and sevens

Seven mouth eight mouth, Chinese idiom, Pinyin is Q ī K ǒ UB ā Zu ǐ, which means to describe a lot of people. It's the same as "seven mouths and eight tongues". It comes from Lu Xun's my view of chastity and martyrdom.

The origin of Idioms

Lu Xun's "grave: my view of chastity and martyrdom" said: "I am not ashamed of my weakness and incompetence, and I don't mention how to punish the mob. I just talk about whether he is dead or not, whether he is polluted or not, how good it is to die or how bad it is to live."

Idiom usage

As an object or adverbial; an adjective

Analysis of Idioms

Antonym: silence