有過之而無不及
简 有过之而无不及 · 繁 有過之而無不及Meanings
- not to be inferior in any aspects (idiom)
- to surpass
- to outdo
- (derog.) to be even worse
Characters in this entry
- 有
- yǒu · have, own, possess; exist
- 過
- guò · pass, pass through, go across
- 之
- zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to
- 而
- ér · and; and then; and yet; but; Kangxi radical 126
- 無
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- 不
- bù · no, not; un-; negative prefix
- 及
- jí · extend; reach; come up to; and
- 过
- guò · pass, pass through, go across
- 无
- wú · negative, no, not; Kangxi radical 71
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Mandarin tones
3–4–1–2–2–4–2 · you3 guo4 zhi1 er2 wu2 bu4 ji2
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
jau5 gwo3 zi1 ji4 mou4 bat1 kap6
Cantonese word readings for 有過之而無不及. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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phrase
- (idiomatic) to go even further than; to outdo (usually of something bad)
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