聊勝於無

See also: 聊胜于无

Chinese

		to chat; to have a chat; to kill time	victorious; able to do; competent enough to	in; at; to in; at; to; from; by; than; out of; surname	not have
trad. (聊勝於無)		聊	勝	於	無
simp. (聊胜于无)		聊	胜	于	无

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): liáo shèng yú wú

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄕㄥˋ ㄩˊ ㄨˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): liu⁴ sing³ jyu¹ mou⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: liáo shèng yú wú
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄕㄥˋ ㄩˊ ㄨˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: liáo shèng yú wú
    • Wade–Giles: liao² shêng⁴ yü² wu²
    • Yale: lyáu shèng yú wú
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liau shenq yu wu
    • Palladius: ляо шэн юй у (ljao šɛn juj u)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵¹ y³⁵ u³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: liu⁴ sing³ jyu¹ mou⁴
    • Yale: lìuh sing yū mòuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: liu⁴ sing³ jy¹ mou⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: liu⁴ xing³ yu¹ mou⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /liːu̯²¹ sɪŋ³³ jyː⁵⁵ mou̯²¹/

Proverb

1. Something is better than nothing; A little is better than nothing.

Synonyms

• 好過冇／好过冇