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Prevention is better than cure. This sentence may be used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. Level: 3 |
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與其
jyu5 kei4 - 國 rather than... / 與其 A 不如 B (rather than A, better to B) 補救 bou2 gau3 - remedy 於 jyu1 - in; at; on; with; from; by; than; concerning 已然 ji5 jin4 - to be already so 不如 bat1 jyu4 - why not...?; it's better to... 防 fong4 - defend; prevent 患 waan6 - trouble; suffer from; illness; worry 未 mei6 - not yet, not 然 jin4 - yes, correct; nevertheless |
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| This sentence was added by bernard and last edited on 12th Jul 2009 13:53 | |
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