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DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
everything in disorder (idiom) / in a hideous mess / obscene / dirty / filthy
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

烏七八糟 乌七八糟 [wu1 qi1 ba1 zao1] /everything in disorder (idiom)/in a hideous mess/obscene/dirty/filthy/

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Other forms in these source records: 烏七八糟

  • 乌
    wū

    crow / black

    wù

    used in 烏拉|乌拉[wù la] / used in 烏拉草|乌拉草[wù la cǎo]

    Wū

    abbr. for country names that begin with 烏|乌[wū]: Ukraine 烏克蘭|乌克兰[Wū kè lán], Uzbekistan 烏茲別克斯坦|乌兹别克斯坦[Wū zī bié kè sī tǎn] etc / surname Wu

  • 七
    qī

    seven / 7

  • 八
    bā

    eight

  • 糟
    zāo

    dregs / draff / pickled in wine / rotten / messy / ruined

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