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參差不齊

简 参差不齐 · 繁 參差不齊
Mandarin · pinyin cēn cī bù qí

Meanings

  1. (idiom) variable
  2. uneven
  3. irregular
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Characters in this entry

參
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差
chà · chā · to differ; different, wrong; nearly, almost; an officer
不
bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
齊
qí · even, uniform, of equal length; Kangxi radical 210
参
cān · take part in, intervene; ginseng; 21st lunar mansion, determinative star ζ Orionis (Alnitak)
齐
qí · even, uniform, of equal length
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Mandarin tones

1–1–4–2 · cen1 ci1 bu4 qi2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

caam1 ci1 bat1 cai4

Cantonese word readings for 參差不齊. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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caam1 ci1 bat1 cai4

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phrase

  1. (literally or figuratively) uneven; not uniform

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