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比上不足比下有餘
bei2 soeng6 bat1 zuk1 bei2 haa6 au5 jyu4
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not the best but be better than the worst / can pass muster Level: 2 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word has been viewed 2389 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by yuetwoh on 16th Jan 2013 05:49 and last edited on 18th May 2014 19:52 |
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Characters in this word:比 bei2 bei3 bei6 - compare with; liken to; than上 soeng6 soeng5 - upper; superior; preceding; up; on 不 bat1 - not; no; un- 足 zuk1 - [1] foot [2] enough [3] fully 比 bei2 bei3 bei6 - compare with; liken to; than 下 haa6 haa5 - under; lower; next; go down 有 jau5 jau6 - have; there is 餘 jyu4 - remaining; remainder; spare; more than |
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