參差不齊 cēn cī bù qí

DEFINITIONS

  1. (idiom) variable
  2. uneven
  3. irregular

CHARACTERS

參 cēn take part in, intervene; ginseng
差 cī to differ; different, wrong; nearly, almost; an officer
不 bù no, not; un-; negative prefix
齊 qí even, uniform, of equal length