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百聞不如一見 |
百闻不如一见 |
[bai3 wen2 bu4 ru2 yi1 jian4] |
/seeing once is better than hearing a hundred times (idiom); seeing for oneself is better than hearing from many others/seeing is believing/ |
6334
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不如人意 |
不如人意 |
[bu4 ru2 ren2 yi4] |
/leaving much to be desired/unsatisfactory/undesirable/ |
5318
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不如 |
不如 |
[[bu4ru2]] |
/not equal to; not as good as; inferior to/it would be better to/ |
943
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長痛不如短痛 |
长痛不如短痛 |
[chang2 tong4 bu4 ru2 duan3 tong4] |
/better to just get the pain over with, rather than prolong the agony/ |
5655
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大不如前 |
大不如前 |
[[da4bu4ru2qian2]] |
/(idiom) a lot worse than it used to be/ |
2
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當官不為民做主不如回家賣紅薯 |
当官不为民做主不如回家卖红薯 |
[dang1 guan1 bu4 wei4 min2 zuo4 zhu3 bu4 ru2 hui2 jia1 mai4 hong2 shu3] |
/if an official does not put the people first, he might as well go home and sell sweet potatoes/ |
2090
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多一事不如少一事 |
多一事不如少一事 |
[duo1 yi1 shi4 bu4 ru2 shao3 yi1 shi4] |
/it is better to avoid unnecessary trouble (idiom)/the less complications the better/ |
4063
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耳聞不如目見 |
耳闻不如目见 |
[er3 wen2 bu4 ru2 mu4 jian4] |
/seeing sth for oneself is better than hearing about it from others/ |
5840
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恭敬不如從命 |
恭敬不如从命 |
[gong1 jing4 bu4 ru2 cong2 ming4] |
/deference is no substitute for obedience (idiom)/(said to accept sb's request, invitation etc)/ |
4072
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還不如 |
还不如 |
[hai2 bu4 ru2] |
/to be better off .../might as well .../ |
6446
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好記性不如爛筆頭 |
好记性不如烂笔头 |
[hao3 ji4 xing4 bu4 ru2 lan4 bi3 tou2] |
/the palest ink is better than the best memory (idiom)/ |
4678
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好死不如賴活著 |
好死不如赖活着 |
[hao3 si3 bu4 ru2 lai4 huo2 zhe5] |
/better a bad life than a good death (idiom)/ |
3722
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今不如昔 |
今不如昔 |
[jin1 bu4 ru2 xi1] |
/things are not as good as they used to be/ |
3126
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金窩銀窩不如自己的狗窩 |
金窝银窝不如自己的狗窝 |
[jin1 wo1 yin2 wo1 bu4 ru2 zi4 ji3 de5 gou3 wo1] |
/there's no place like home (idiom)/ |
4595
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來得早不如來得巧 |
来得早不如来得巧 |
[lai2 de5 zao3 bu4 ru2 lai2 de5 qiao3] |
/arriving early can't beat coming at the right time/perfect timing/ |
4450
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1 |
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臨川羨魚 |
临川羡鱼 |
[lin2 chuan1 xian4 yu2] |
/see 臨淵羨魚，不如退而結網|临渊羡鱼，不如退而结网[lin2 yuan1 xian4 yu2 , bu4 ru2 tui4 er2 jie2 wang3]/ |
5692
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臨河羨魚 |
临河羡鱼 |
[lin2 he2 xian4 yu2] |
/see 臨淵羨魚，不如退而結網|临渊羡鱼，不如退而结网[lin2 yuan1 xian4 yu2 , bu4 ru2 tui4 er2 jie2 wang3]/ |
5692
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臨淵羨魚 |
临渊羡鱼 |
[lin2 yuan1 xian4 yu2] |
/see 臨淵羨魚，不如退而結網|临渊羡鱼，不如退而结网[lin2 yuan1 xian4 yu2 , bu4 ru2 tui4 er2 jie2 wang3]/ |
5692
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臨淵羨魚，不如退而結網 |
临渊羡鱼，不如退而结网 |
[lin2 yuan1 xian4 yu2 , bu4 ru2 tui4 er2 jie2 wang3] |
/better to go home and weave a net than to stand by the pond longing for fish (idiom)/one should take practical steps to achieve one's aim/ |
5096
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巧詐不如拙誠 |
巧诈不如拙诚 |
[qiao3 zha4 bu4 ru2 zhuo1 cheng2] |
/the unvarnished truth is better than a cunning ruse (idiom)/honesty is the best policy/ |
4554
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禽獸不如 |
禽兽不如 |
[qin2 shou4 bu4 ru2] |
/worse than a beast/to behave immorally/ |
6356
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1 |
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請將不如激將 |
请将不如激将 |
[qing3 jiang4 bu4 ru2 ji1 jiang4] |
/lit. to dispatch a general is not as effective as to excite a general/fig. inciting people to action is more effective than dispatching orders/ |
5764
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求人不如求己 |
求人不如求己 |
[qiu2 ren2 bu4 ru2 qiu2 ji3] |
/if you want sth done well, do it yourself (idiom)/ |
4726
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人算不如天算 |
人算不如天算 |
[ren2 suan4 bu4 ru2 tian1 suan4] |
/man proposes, God disposes (idiom)/one's plans can be derailed by unforeseen events/ |
2111
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授人以魚不如授人以漁 |
授人以鱼不如授人以渔 |
[shou4 ren2 yi3 yu2 bu4 ru2 shou4 ren2 yi3 yu2] |
/give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime/knowledge is the best charity/ |
5738
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授之以魚不如授之以漁 |
授之以鱼不如授之以渔 |
[shou4 zhi1 yi3 yu2 bu4 ru2 shou4 zhi1 yi3 yu2] |
/give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime (idiom)/ |
4436
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聞名不如見面 |
闻名不如见面 |
[wen2 ming2 bu4 ru2 jian4 mian4] |
/knowing sb by their reputation can't compare to meeting them in person (idiom)/ |
4564
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言教不如身教 |
言教不如身教 |
[yan2 jiao4 bu4 ru2 shen1 jiao4] |
/Explaining in words is not as good as teaching by example (idiom). Action speaks louder than words./ |
6334
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藥補不如食補 |
药补不如食补 |
[yao4 bu3 bu4 ru2 shi2 bu3] |
/the benefits of medicine are not as great as those of good nutrition/ |
5335
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1 |
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一代不如一代 |
一代不如一代 |
[yi1 dai4 bu4 ru2 yi1 dai4] |
/to be getting worse with each generation/ |
4939
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1 |
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一日不如一日 |
一日不如一日 |
[yi1 ri4 bu4 ru2 yi1 ri4] |
/to be getting worse by the day/ |
3336
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與其 |
与其 |
[[yu3qi2]] |
/rather than... (used in expressions of the form 與其|与其[yu3qi2] + {verb1} + 不如[bu4ru2] + {verb2} "rather than {verb1}, better to {verb2}")/ |
943
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2 |
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遠親不如近鄰 |
远亲不如近邻 |
[yuan3 qin1 bu4 ru2 jin4 lin2] |
/A relative afar is less use than a close neighbor (idiom). Take whatever help is on hand, even from strangers./ |
6334
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1 |
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擇日不如撞日 |
择日不如撞日 |
[ze2 ri4 bu4 ru2 zhuang4 ri4] |
/lit. carefully setting an auspicious date does not beat seizing an opportunity (idiom)/fig. seize the occasion/ |
2005
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1 |
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豬狗不如 |
猪狗不如 |
[zhu1 gou3 bu4 ru2] |
/worse than a dog or pig/lower than low/ |
6628
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1 |
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自愧不如 |
自愧不如 |
[zi4 kui4 bu4 ru2] |
/ashamed of being inferior (idiom)/to feel inferior to others/ |
6334
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1 |
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自嘆不如 |
自叹不如 |
[zi4 tan4 bu4 ru2] |
/to consider oneself as being not as good as the others/ |
7102
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