The idiom is seven crooked and eight twisted
1 Words
7 crooked and eight twisted
2 Pronunciation
(qī wāi bā niǔ)
3 Explanation
Describes crookedness.
4 Source
Chapter 84 of "Three Heroes and Five Righteousness" by Shi Yukun of the Qing Dynasty: "There are countless places where we are soaked along the way. Let's just say that the house is falling apart. Even the trees are twisted."
5 Examples
Lao Can smiled and said: 'You are so messy! ’ So he stood up on the kang, dipped his pen in the ink on the inkstone, rubbed it, and started writing on the wall.
★Chapter 12 of "Lao Can's Travels" by Liu E of the Qing Dynasty
6 Usage
Used as predicate, attributive, and adverbial; refers to irregularities