created reference approved 莫如 → 不如 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
莫如 mòrú
不如 bùrú
same_as
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created reference approved 莫如 → 莫若 (variant) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
莫如 mòrú
莫若 mòruò
variant
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created sense approved 莫如 · mòrú · it would be better — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
莫如
mòrú
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 approved 莫如 · mòrú · nothing compares to — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
莫如
mòrú
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