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不如

bat1 jyu4

bu4 ru2

[1] why not...?
[2] not as good as... | [粵]: 唔及得

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 4,150,000

不如

不 bat1 bu4 {fou3 fu1} - no, not; un-; negative prefix
如 jyu4 ru2 - if, as if, like, equal to

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不如去雞記食早餐囉! 粵 edit
Let's go to KFC have a breakfast.

咁夜重上網？不如聽朝再玩過啦！粵 edit
Still surfing the web at this time of the night? Why don't you (go to bed) and go online again in the morning?

與其苟且偷生不如死 edit
It is better to die than to drag on with such ignoble existence.

This word was added by tuan on 22nd Jul 2004 and last edited on 2nd Jul 2008

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