| Simplified | Traditional | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 不如 | 不如 | bùrú | - not equal to - not as good as - inferior to - it would be better to |
| 还不如 | 還不如 | háibùrú | - to be better off ... - might as well ... |
| 不如人意 | 不如人意 | bùrúrényì | - leaving much to be desired - unsatisfactory - undesirable |
| 禽兽不如 | 禽獸不如 | qínshòubùrú | - worse than a beast - to behave immorally |
| 自叹不如 | 自嘆不如 | zìtànbùrú | - to consider oneself as being not as good as the others |
| 自愧不如 | 自愧不如 | zìkuìbùrú | - ashamed of being inferior (idiom) - to feel inferior to others |
| 猪狗不如 | 豬狗不如 | zhūgǒubùrú | - worse than a dog or pig - lower than low |
| 一代不如一代 | 一代不如一代 | yīdàibùrúyīdài | - to be getting worse with each generation |
| 人算不如天算 | 人算不如天算 | rénsuànbùrútiānsuàn | - God's plans supercede our own - Man proposes but God disposes |
| 巧诈不如拙诚 | 巧詐不如拙誠 | qiǎozhàbùrúzhuōchéng | - the unvarnished truth is better than a cunning ruse (idiom) - honesty is the best policy |
| 恭敬不如从命 | 恭敬不如從命 | gōngjìngbùrúcóngmìng | - deference is no substitute for obedience (idiom); to follow sb's precepts is the sincerest form of respect |
| 求人不如求己 | 求人不如求己 | qiúrénbùrúqiújǐ | - if you want sth done well, do it yourself (idiom) |
| 百闻不如一见 | 百聞不如一見 | bǎiwénbùrúyījiàn | - seeing once is better than hearing a hundred times (idiom); seeing for oneself is better than hearing from many others - seeing is believing |
| 耳闻不如目见 | 耳聞不如目見 | ěrwénbùrúmùjiàn | - seeing sth for oneself is better than hearing about it from others |
| 闻名不如见面 | 聞名不如見面 | wénmíngbùrújiànmiàn | - knowing sb by their reputation can't compare to meeting them in person (idiom) |
| 药补不如食补 | 藥補不如食補 | yàobǔbùrúshíbǔ | - the benefits of medicine are not as great as those of good nutrition |
| 言教不如身教 | 言教不如身教 | yánjiàobùrúshēnjiào | - Explaining in words is not as good as teaching by example (idiom). Action speaks louder than words. |
| 请将不如激将 | 請將不如激將 | qǐngjiàngbùrújījiàng | - lit. to dispatch a general is not as effective as to excite a general - fig. inciting people to action is more effective than dispatching orders |
| 远亲不如近邻 | 遠親不如近鄰 | yuǎnqīnbùrújìnlín | - A relative afar is less use than a close neighbor (idiom). Take whatever help is on hand, even from strangers. |
| 长痛不如短痛 | 長痛不如短痛 | chángtòngbùrúduǎntòng | - better to just get the pain over with, rather than prolong the agony |
| 好死不如赖活着 | 好死不如賴活著 | hǎosǐbùrúlàihuózhe | - Better a bad life than a good death (idiom) |
| 来得早不如来得巧 | 來得早不如來得巧 | láidezǎobùrúláideqiǎo | - arriving early can't beat coming at the right time - perfect timing |
| 好记性不如烂笔头 | 好記性不如爛筆頭 | hǎojìxìngbùrúlànbǐtóu | - the palest ink is better than the best memory (idiom) |
| 授之以鱼不如授之以渔 | 授之以魚不如授之以漁 | shòuzhīyǐyúbùrúshòuzhīyǐyú | - give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime (idiom) |
| 授人以鱼不如授人以渔 | 授人以魚不如授人以漁 | shòurényǐyúbùrúshòurényǐyú | - give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime - knowledge is the best charity |
| 临渊羡鱼，不如退而结网 | 臨淵羨魚，不如退而結網 | línyuānxiànyú,bùrútuìérjiéwǎng | - better to go home and weave a net than to stand by the pond longing for fish (idiom) - one should take practical steps to achieve one's aim |
| 金窝银窝不如自己的狗窝 | 金窩銀窩不如自己的狗窩 | jīnwōyínwōbùrúzìjǐdegǒuwō | - there's no place like home (idiom) |
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