八宝丹 (八寶丹)
bā bǎo dān
Pinyin
Definition
八宝丹 (八寶丹)
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- eight-jewel elixir (TCM)
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
七手八脚
- 1 (idiom) with everyone lending a hand (eagerly but somewhat chaotically)
七扭八歪
- 1 misshapen
- 2 crooked
- 3 uneven (idiom)
七零八落
- 1 (idiom) everything broken and in disorder
乱七八糟
- 1 everything in disorder (idiom); in a hideous mess
- 2 at sixes and sevens
八仙过海,各显神通
- 1 lit. the Eight Immortals cross the sea, each showing his own special talent (idiom)
- 2 fig. (of each individual in a group) to give full play to one's unique capabilities