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batˉ¹不jyuˎ₄如
Pinyin
bu4 ru2
Translations
noun
why not...? why don't...? let (us/me)...
noun
not as good as... | [粵]: 唔及得
jinˎ₄言gaau˗₃教batˉ¹不jyuˎ₄如sanˉ¹身gaau˗₃教
Pinyin
yan2 jiao4 bu4 ru2 shen1 jiao4
Translations
noun
teaching by action is better than teaching by word; actions speak louder than words
canˉ¹親sangˉ¹生zaiˊ²仔batˉ¹不jyuˎ₄如ganˍ₆近sanˉ¹身cinˎ₄錢
(亲生仔不如近身钱)
Pinyin
qin1 sheng1/5 zi1 bu4 ru2 shen1qian2
Translations
noun
it's better to have money than to have to depend on your own children
noun
an expression which says that having money for oneself is more reliable or secure than having to depend on one's own son
sauˍ₆授janˎ₄人jiˏ₅以jyuˎ₄魚，batˉ¹不jyuˎ₄如sauˍ₆授janˎ₄人jiˏ₅以jyuˎ₄漁
(授人以鱼，不如授人以渔)
Pinyin
shou4 ren2 yi3 yu2 bu4 ru2 shou4 ren2 yi3 yu2
Translations
noun
it's better to teach a man to fish than to give a man a fish
geiˍ₆技batˉ¹不jyuˎ₄如janˎ₄人
Pinyin
ji4 bu4 ru2 ren2
Translations
noun
not as skillful as others
baak˗₃百manˎ₄聞batˉ¹不jyuˎ₄如jatˉ¹一gin˗₃見
(百闻不如一见)
Pinyin
bai3 wen2 bu4 ru2 yi1 jian4
Translations
noun
seeing is believing; a picture is worth a thousand words
noun
It's better to see sth once for yourself than to hear about it a hundred times
jatˉ¹一dungˍ₆動batˉ¹不jyuˎ₄如jatˉ¹一zingˍ₆靜
(一动不如一静)
Pinyin
yi1 dong4 bu4 ru2 yi1 jing4
Translations
noun
lit. one move is not as good as standing still, meaning not to take action until one can clarify if any moves are of any value
dukˍ₆讀maanˍ₆萬gyunˊ²卷syuˉ¹書batˉ¹不jyuˎ₄如haangˎ₄行maanˍ₆萬leiˏ₅里louˍ₆路
(读万卷书不如行万里路)
Pinyin
du2 wan4 juan4 shu1 bu4 ru2 xing2 wan4 li3 lu4
Translations
verb
it is better to travel ten thousand miles than to read ten thousand books: it means in order to attain wisdom, it is not enough merely to read books, one must also travel a lot to get real experience
doˉ¹多jatˉ¹一siˍ₆事batˉ¹不jyuˎ₄如siuˊ²少jatˉ¹一siˍ₆事
Pinyin
duo1 yi1 shi4 bu4 ru2 shao3 yi1 shi4
Translations
noun
the less trouble the better; avoid trouble as much a possible
noun
don't rock the boat, don't create troubles
daaiˍ₆大batˉ¹不jyuˎ₄如cinˎ₄前
Pinyin
da4 bu4 ru2 qian2
Translations
noun
a shadow of one's former self
sangˉ¹生batˉ¹不jyuˎ₄如seiˊ²死
Pinyin
sheng1 bu4 ru2 si3
Translations
noun
a painful life; a life in which it's better to die than to live
zouˍ₆做sangˉ¹生batˉ¹不jyuˎ₄如zouˍ₆做sukˍ₆熟
Pinyin
zuo4 sheng1 bu4 ru2 zuo4 shou2
Translations
noun
it is better to do what you are familiar with rather than something unknown, it is better to work in a familiar environment than a new working environment
soengˉ¹相cingˊ²請batˉ¹不jyuˎ₄如ngauˏ₅偶jyuˍ₆遇
(相请不如偶遇)
Pinyin
xiang1 qing3 bu4 ru2 ou3 yu4
Translations
noun
(proverb) when two people meet by chance or bump into each other, they do something together without planning
hin˗₃獻cauˊ²醜batˉ¹不jyuˎ₄如congˎ₄藏zyut˗₃拙
(献丑不如藏拙)
Pinyin
xian4 chou3 bu4 ru2 cang2 zhuo3
Translations
noun
'silence is golden'; to keep one's weakness unexposed