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鑼齊鼓不齊

简锣齐鼓不齐 · 繁鑼齊鼓不齊

Mandarin · pinyin luó qí gǔ bù qí

(idiom) not well coordinated

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齊: qí · even, uniform, of equal length; Kangxi radical 210
鼓: gǔ · drum; beat, top, strike; Kangxi radical 207
不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
锣: luó · gong
齐: qí · even, uniform, of equal length

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2–2–3–4–2 · luo2 qi2 gu3 bu4 qi2

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lo4 cai4 gu2 bat1 cai4

Cantonese word readings for 鑼齊鼓不齊. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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