參差
ginseng; take part in; participate ginseng; take part in; participate; join; attend; to join; unequal; varied; irregular; to counsel; uneven; not uniform |
differ from; short of; to lack differ from; short of; to lack; poor; send; a messenger; a mission; to commission; uneven; difference; discrepancy; to differ; error; to err; to make a mistake | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (參差) | 參 | 差 | |
| simp. (参差) | 参 | 差 | |
| alternative forms | 嵾嵳／㟥嵳 嵾嵯／㟥嵯 | ||
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): caam1 ci1 / cam1 ci1
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhim-chhu / chherm-chhir / chhim-chhi / chham-chha / chham-chhu / chham-chhi / chhim-chhe / chham-chhe
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin: cēncī
- Zhuyin: ㄘㄣ ㄘ
- Tongyong Pinyin: cencih
- Wade–Giles: tsʻên1-tzʻŭ1
- Yale: tsēn-tsz̄
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsentsy
- Palladius: цэньцы (cɛnʹcy)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰən⁵⁵ t͡sʰz̩⁵⁵/
- Homophones:
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參差／参差
嵾嵳／㟥嵳
- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: caam1 ci1 / cam1 ci1
- Yale: chāam chī / chām chī
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsaam1 tsi1 / tsam1 tsi1
- Guangdong Romanization: cam1 qi1 / cem1 qi1
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰaːm⁵⁵ t͡sʰiː⁵⁵/, /t͡sʰɐm⁵⁵ t͡sʰiː⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhim-chhu
- Tâi-lô: tshim-tshu
- Phofsit Daibuun: chimzhw
- IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰim⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰu⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chherm-chhir
- Tâi-lô: tsherm-tshir
- IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰəm³³ t͡sʰɯ³³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhim-chhi
- Tâi-lô: tshim-tshi
- Phofsit Daibuun: chimchy
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰim⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰi⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chham-chha
- Tâi-lô: tsham-tsha
- Phofsit Daibuun: zhamzhaf
- IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰam³³ t͡sʰa³³/
- (Hokkien: Taipei)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chham-chhu
- Tâi-lô: tsham-tshu
- Phofsit Daibuun: zhamzhw
- IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰam⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰu⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chham-chhi
- Tâi-lô: tsham-tshi
- Phofsit Daibuun: zhamchy
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰam⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰi⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhim-chhe
- Tâi-lô: tshim-tshe
- Phofsit Daibuun: chimzhef
- IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰim⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰe⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chham-chhe
- Tâi-lô: tsham-tshe
- Phofsit Daibuun: zhamzhef
- IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰam⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰe⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
- Old Chinese
- (Baxter–Sagart): /*[tsʰr][u]m tsʰraj/
- (Zhengzhang): /*sʰrum sʰral/
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 參 | 差 |
| Reading # | 2/4 | 4/5 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
cēn | cī |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ tsrhim › | ‹ tsrhje › |
| Old Chinese |
/*[tsʰr][u]m/ | /*tsʰraj/ |
| English | 參差 tsrhim.tsrhje uneven | 參差 uneven |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. | ||
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 參 | 差 |
| Reading # | 4/5 | 6/6 |
| No. | 1103 | 18042 |
| Phonetic component |
參 | 左 |
| Rime group |
侵 | 歌 |
| Rime subdivision |
3 | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
嵾 | 差 |
| Old Chinese |
/*sʰrum/ | /*sʰral/ |
| Notes | 同嵾 | 見孟子 |
參差
- (ideophonic) irregular; uneven; jagged
- 參差荇菜，左右流之 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Cēncī xìngcài, zuǒyòu liú zhī [Pinyin]
- Here long, there short, is the duckweed, To the left, to the right, borne about by the current.
参差荇菜，左右流之 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]
參差
- (literary) approximately; about; or so; or thereabouts
參差
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 參 | 差 |