uneven(cēn cī bù qí)

uneven

The Chinese idiom, pronounced C ē NC ī B ù Q í, originally means that the length, height and size are different, and the description is very irregular or of different levels. From the book of songs, Zhounan, Guanju.

Analysis of Idioms

Uneven: the length, height and size are not uniform, which can not be read as "C à NCH à". Can't write "three". There are differences and inconsistencies. It can be used to describe people of different levels or very irregular. Not for time, etc. uneven and "crisscross teeth" both have the meaning of "irregular". the difference lies in: (1) uneven means irregular length and height; (2) crisscross means crisscross length and height; (3) all kinds of things are intertwined. 2. It is also used for people; it is uneven, saying that there are good people and bad people; it can't be used for people. ③ "the same is used for things"; it means that things are different in height and size; "dog teeth crisscross" often refers to a variety of forces involved in each other; crisscross.

The origin of Idioms

"The book of songs · Zhounan · Guanju": "the uneven water lily is picked from left and right." In the preface to fayan written by Yang Xiong of Han Dynasty, it is said that "the monarch, generals, officials and famous officials are uneven, and they are all saints."

Idiom usage

The first chapter of Li Baojia's officialdom in the Qing Dynasty: the students of rites had to let them go when they saw that they were uneven.

Chinese PinYin : cēn cī bù qí