mò​rú

it would be better

  • created reference approved 莫如 → 不如 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    莫如 mò​rú

    不如 bù​rú

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created reference approved 莫如 → 莫若 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    莫如 mò​rú

    莫若 mò​ruò

    variant

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 莫如 · mò​rú · it would be better — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    莫如

    mò​rú

    it would be better

    It would be better; might as well; used when making a choice after comparing alternatives

    莫 (literal) → 莫 · mò · not 如 (literal) → 如 · rú · to measure up to

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 莫如 · mò​rú · nothing compares to — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    莫如

    mò​rú

    nothing compares to

    nothing or no one is better than; to be inferior to; used in contexts like [[知子莫如父|知子莫如父|zhi1 zi3 mo4 ru2 fu4]] (no one knows a son better than his father)

    莫 (literal) → 莫 · mò · none 如 (literal) → 如 · rú · to measure up to

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense