Chinese

不如

/pu⁵¹ ɻu³⁵/
to be not like; to be not equal to; to be not as good as; cannot compare to; to be inferior to
  • HSK 2
  • TOCFL 6

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  • characterChinese不 “not; un-; in-; il-; im-; ir-”
  • characterChinese如 “to be like; as; as if; as though”
    • soundChinese女 “woman; (only of humans in Standard Chinese) female”
    • meaningChinese口 “mouth, especially the lips and internal mouth cavity (Classifier: 把 c)”

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