不如

Mandarin

simpl. and trad.
不如

Pronunciation

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• IPA: [pu˥˩ʐu˧˥]

Conjunction

不如 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin bùrú)

1. it would be better to

Verb

不如 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin bùrú)

1. (Beginning Mandarin) not like; not equal to; not as good as; cannot compare to

Synonyms

• (literary): 不若

Derived terms

• 求人不如求己

References

• 2000, Jingmin (ed.) Shao, HSK Dictionary (HSK汉语水平考试词典) (in Mandarin/English), Shanghai: Huadong Teachers College Publishers, ISBN 7561720785:

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Min Nan

simpl. and trad.
不如

Pronunciation

• (Quanzhou) IPA: [put˥˥lu˧˥]
• (Xiamen, Taipei) IPA: [put˥˥d͡zu˧˥]
• (Zhangzhou:, Tainan) IPA: [put˥˥ʑi˧˥]

Verb

不如 (traditional and simplified, POJ put-jî or put-jû)

1. not like; not equal to; not as good as; cannot compare to