ちょうちん
提灯
　
に
つり
釣
がね
鐘

expression

Idiomatic expression, rare.
  1. two ill-matched things, two poorly balanced things, temple bells to paper lanterns.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ちょうちん
提灯
　
に
つり
釣
がね
鐘
 提灯に釣鐘 ちょうちんにつりがね
ちょうちん
提灯
　
に
つ
釣
　
り
がね
鐘
 提灯に釣り鐘 ちょうちんにつりがね

Contained Kanji Breakdown

propose, take along, carry in hand
テイ　ダイ　さ.げる (5th, N1)
hand, hand radical (no. 64)
シュ
just so, this, right
ゼ　これ　シ (Early Jr. High, N1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
head, counter for animals
ヒキ　ショ　ソ (Kentei Pre-1)
stop, halt
と.まる　シ　どめ (2nd, N4)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク　うらな.う　うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
lamp, a light, light
トウ　とも.す　あかり (4th, N2)
fire
ひ　カ　ほ- (1st, N5)
to divide
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
street, ward, town
チョウ　テイ　チン (3rd, N1)
angling, fish, catch
つ.る　つり　チョウ (Early High School, N1)
gold
キン　きむ　かね (1st, N5)
whole, entire, all
ゼン　すべ.て　まった.く (3rd, N3)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
king, rule, magnate
オウ　-ノウ　おお (1st, N3)
to divide
ladle, one tenth of a go, dip
シャク (N1)
wrapping enclosure, wrapping radical (no. 20)
ホウ　つつ.む (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
bell, gong, chimes
かね　ショウ (Late Jr. High, N1)
gold
キン　きむ　かね (1st, N5)
whole, entire, all
ゼン　すべ.て　まった.く (3rd, N3)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
king, rule, magnate
オウ　-ノウ　おお (1st, N3)
to divide
juvenile, child
ドウ　わらべ　ぱ (3rd, N2)
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ　リツ　たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
ri, village, parent's home
さと　リ　さ (2nd)
rice field, rice paddy
た　デン　たん (1st, N4)
soil, earth, ground
ド　つち　は (1st, N5)