yě​hǎo​bu​liǎo​duō​shǎo

hardly any better

  1. adverb
    also
    also; too; as well; in addition; used in negative sentences to mean "either" or "neither"
  2. hǎo adjective
    good
    good; fine; nice; satisfactory; (of people) close or on intimate terms
  3. bu particle
    [potential]
    Used between a verb and its result to show that the action cannot achieve that result; used as the negative form of the de potential construction
  4. liǎo particle
    [possibility]
    Used in potential resultative constructions after a verb and de or to indicate whether an action is possible.
  5. somewhat
    somewhat; to some extent; more or less