| 比上不足比下有余 |
bǐ shàng bù zú bǐ xià yǒu yú |
to fall short of the best but be better than the worst / can pass muster |
| 比 |
Bǐ |
Belgium / Belgian / abbr. for 比利时 |
| 比 |
bī |
euphemistic variant of 屄 |
| 比 |
bǐ |
to compare / (followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun} / ratio / to gesture / (Taiwan pr. [bi4] in some compounds derived from Classical Chinese) |
| 上 |
shǎng |
used in 上声 |
| 上 |
shàng |
(bound form) up; upper; above; previous / first (of multiple parts) / to climb; to get onto; to go up / to attend (class or university) / (directional complement) up / (noun suffix) on; above |
| 不 |
bù |
no; not so / (bound form) not; un- |
| 不足 |
bù zú |
insufficient / lacking / deficiency / not enough / inadequate / not worth / cannot / should not |
| 足 |
jù |
excessive |
| 足 |
zú |
(bound form) foot; leg / sufficient; ample / as much as; fully |
| 比 |
Bǐ |
Belgium / Belgian / abbr. for 比利时 |
| 比 |
bī |
euphemistic variant of 屄 |
| 比 |
bǐ |
to compare / (followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun} / ratio / to gesture / (Taiwan pr. [bi4] in some compounds derived from Classical Chinese) |
| 下 |
xià |
down / downwards / below / lower / later / next (week etc) / second (of two parts) / to decline / to go down / to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) / measure word to show the frequency of an action |
| 有 |
yǒu |
to have; there is / (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 intentional) |
| 有余 |
yǒu yú |
to have an abundance |
| 余 |
Yú |
surname Yu |
| 余 |
yú |
(literary) I; me / variant of 余 |
| 余 |
yú |
extra / surplus / remaining / remainder after division / (following numerical value) or more / in excess of (some number) / residue (math.) / after / I / me |