參差 [参－]

Jyutping cam1 ci1
Pinyin cēn cī

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    唔​齊​；​唔​一致
    irregular; uneven; jagged; not uniform
    • 呢班同學啲英文水平好參差。
      呢班同学啲英文水平好参差。
      ni1 baan1 tung4 hok6 di1 jing1 man4 seoi2 ping4 hou2 caam1 ci1
      The students in this class have widely different levels of proficiency in English.
  2. 形容詞
    形容​質素​低劣
    to describe a poor quality
    • 佢哋嘅服務不時俾人投訴質素參差。
      佢哋嘅服务不时俾人投诉质素参差。
      keoi5 dei6 ge3 fuk6 mou6 bat1 si4 bei2 jan4 tau4 sou3 zat1 sou3 caam1 ci1
      Their service often received complaint on its quality.

參差 [参－]

Jyutping caam1 ci1
Pinyin cēn cī

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. uneven; jagged; snaggletooth; ragged; serrated
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    唔​齊​；​唔​一致
    irregular; uneven; jagged; not uniform
    • 呢班同學啲英文水平好參差。
      呢班同学啲英文水平好参差。
      ni1 baan1 tung4 hok6 di1 jing1 man4 seoi2 ping4 hou2 caam1 ci1
      The students in this class have widely different levels of proficiency in English.
  2. 形容詞
    形容​質素​低劣
    to describe a poor quality
    • 佢哋嘅服務不時俾人投訴質素參差。
      佢哋嘅服务不时俾人投诉质素参差。
      keoi5 dei6 ge3 fuk6 mou6 bat1 si4 bei2 jan4 tau4 sou3 zat1 sou3 caam1 ci1
      Their service often received complaint on its quality.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. adj, ideophonic
    irregular; uneven; jagged
    (syn.) 嵾嵳, 㟥嵳
  2. adv, literary
    approximately; about; or so; or thereabouts
    (syn.) 左右, 模樣, 大概, 前后, 光景, 约摸, 模样, 前後, 大抵, 約略, 约略, 約摸, 大約, 上下, 大致, 大约, 大約摸, 大率, 大约摸
  3. verb, literary
    to miss (a train, opportunity, etc.); to miss out; to let something slip by
    (syn.) 失掉, 放過, 錯過, 放过, 丢掉, 丟掉, 错失, 錯失, 错过
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    参差
    參差
    • not uniform
  2. Cantonese
    呢班同学啲英文水平好参差。
    呢班同學啲英文水平好參差。
    ni1 baan1 tung4 hok6 di1 jing1 man4 seoi2 ping4 hou2 caam1 ci1
    • The students in this class have widely different levels of proficiency in English.
  3. Cantonese
    佢哋嘅服务不时俾人投诉质素参差。
    佢哋嘅服務不時俾人投訴質素參差。
    keoi5 dei6 ge3 fuk6 mou6 bat1 si4 bei2 jan4 tau4 sou3 zat1 sou3 caam1 ci1
    • Their service often received complaint on its quality.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    使负栋之柱，多于南亩之农夫；架梁之椽，多于机上之工女；钉头磷磷，多于在庾之粟粒；瓦缝参差，多于周身之帛缕；直栏横槛，多于九土之城郭；管弦呕哑，多于市人之言语。
    使負棟之柱，多於南畝之農夫；架樑之椽，多於機上之工女；釘頭磷磷，多於在庾之粟粒；瓦縫參差，多於周身之帛縷；直欄橫檻，多於九土之城郭；管絃嘔啞，多於市人之言語。
    shǐ fù dòng zhī zhù ， duō yú nán mǔ zhī nóng fū ； jià liáng zhī chuán ， duō yú jī shàng zhī gōng nǚ ； dìng tóu lín lín ， duō yú zài yǔ zhī sù lì ； wǎ féng cān chā ， duō yú zhōu shēn zhī bó lǚ ； zhí lán héng kǎn ， duō yú jiǔ tǔ zhī chéng guō ； guǎn xián ǒu yǎ ， duō yú shì rén zhī yán yǔ ．
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