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Chinese

無與倫比

/u³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹ lu̯ən³⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
beyond compare; incomparable; unrivaled; unequalled; in a class of its own
  • 无与伦比
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Origin

The phrase is composed of 無, meaning to not have or there does not exist; 與, meaning to give or to offer; 倫, meaning the same type, kind, class, or match; and 比, meaning to compare, to contrast, or to have a contest. Together, the characters express the idea of having nothing that can be compared.

Regarding the individual characters, 與 contains the phonetic components 舁 (to carry on one's shoulder) and 牙 (tooth). The component 舁 is further composed of 臼 (a mortar) and 廾 (both hands). The character 倫 uses 人 (man or person) as a semantic component and 侖 as a phonetic component. The character 比 uses 匕 (a kind of spoon in ancient China) as a phonetic component.

Confidence: high · written by gemma4:26b, checked statement-by-statement against the sources below.

無與倫比由四個漢字組成。其中「無」表示沒有、不存在；「與」有給予或提供的意思，其字形包含作為音符的「舁」（意為用雙手扛在肩上，其中包含「臼」與「廾」兩個部件）以及「牙」。

「倫」字代表同類、相等或匹配，其字形由表示人的「人」作為意義部件，並以「侖」作為音符。「比」字則有比較、對照或競爭的意思，其音符為古代的一種湯匙「匕」。這四個字結合在一起，構成了一個描述事物無法被同類比擬的詞彙。

Confidence: high · written by gemma4:26b, checked statement-by-statement against the sources below.

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  • characterChinese無 “to not have; there is not; there does not exist”
  • characterChinese與 “to give; to offer”
    • soundChinese舁 “to carry on one's shoulder”
      • ideaChinese臼 “mortar (hollow vessel used to pound or crush ingredients)”
      • ideaChinese廾 “both hands”
    • soundChinese牙 “tooth (Classifier: 顆／颗 m; 隻／只 m c; 棚 c)”
  • characterChinese倫 “the same type/kind/class; equal; match”
    • meaningChinese人 “man; person; people (Classifier: 個／个 m c; 隻／只 h)”
    • soundChinese侖
  • characterChinese比 “to compare; to contrast; to have a contest”
    • soundChinese匕 “a kind of spoon in ancient China”
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Meanings

phrase
  1. beyond compare; incomparable; unrivaled; unequalled; in a class of its own

國語辭典 definitions

  1. 沒有可以相比的。 例：這幢大廈的高度全臺首屈一指，無與倫比。

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Sources

  • etymagent (local gemma4:26b) — Generated
  • 教育部《國語辭典簡編本》 (Taiwan MOE) — CC BY-ND 3.0 TW
  • Written form — n/a
  • Wiktionary (via Wiktextract / kaikki.org) — CC BY-SA 4.0