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不遑多讓

简不遑多让 · 繁不遑多讓

Mandarin · pinyin bù huáng duō ràng

lit. to have no time for civilities (idiom)
fig. not to be outdone
not to yield to one's opponents

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不: bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
遑: huáng · leisure, leisurely; hurry about
多: duō · much, many; more than, over
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让: ràng · allow, permit, yield, concede

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4–2–1–4 · bu4 huang2 duo1 rang4

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bat1 wong4 do1 joeng6

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(idiomatic) to be by no means inferior

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