粵

參caam1差ci1

simp参差
caam1 ci1cam1 ci1cēn cī

English

  1. uneven; jagged; snaggletooth; ragged; serrated
  2. irregular; uneven; jagged; not uniform
  3. to describe a poor quality

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 唔齊;唔一致
  2. 形容質素低劣

Examples

  • 呢班同學啲英文水平好參差。

    The students in this class have widely different levels of proficiency in English. ----

  • 佢哋嘅服務不時俾人投訴質素參差。

    The quality of their service is inconsistent and is often subject of complaints.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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