锣齐鼓不齐

Traditional form:

鑼齊鼓不齊

Pinyin (reading):

luóqígǔbùqí

Definitions:

• (idiom) not well coordinated

Characters:

• 锣 - gong
• 齐 - even, uniform, of equal length
• 鼓 - drum; to beat, to strike; to rouse
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 齐 - even, uniform, of equal length

Traditional characters:

• 鑼 - gong
• 齊 - even, uniform, of equal length
• 鼓 - drum; to beat, to strike; to rouse
• 不 - no, not, un-; negative prefix
• 齊 - even, uniform, of equal length