七手八腳 [－－－脚]

Jyutping cat1 sau2 baat3 goek3
Pinyin qī shǒu bā jiǎo

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. (idiom) with everyone lending a hand (eagerly but somewhat chaotically)
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. seven hands eight feet, which means there are a lot of people interfering and the situation is messy
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語句
    字面​解即​係​七​隻​手同​八​隻​腳​，​引伸​有手​忙​腳​亂​嘅​意思​，​另外​亦​有​好多​人一齊​完成​一件​事​嘅​意思
    busy divvying; literally, seven hands and eight feet
    • 你睇下你，七手八腳咁，都係等我嚟搞啦！
      你睇下你，七手八脚咁，都系等我嚟搞啦！
      nei5 tai2 haa5 nei5, cat1 sau2 baat3 goek3 gam2, dou1 hai6 dang2 ngo5 lai4 gaau2 laa1!
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    with many people lending a hand; chaotically
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    睇你七手八脚噉，等我出马啦。
    睇你七手八腳噉，等我出馬啦。
    tai2 nei5 cat1 sau2 baat3 goek3 gam2, dang2 ngo5 ceot1 maa5 laa1.
    • See how hurried and flustered you are! Let me do it.
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    你睇下你，七手八脚咁，都系等我嚟搞啦！
    你睇下你，七手八腳咁，都係等我嚟搞啦！
    nei5 tai2 haa5 nei5, cat1 sau2 baat3 goek3 gam2, dou1 hai6 dang2 ngo5 lai4 gaau2 laa1!