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稍遜一籌 (saau2 seon3 jat1 cau4) — to be slightly inferior in Cantonese

saauˊ²稍seon˗₃遜jatˉ¹一cauˎ₄籌
简 稍逊一筹
Mandarin Pinyin: shao1 xun4 yi1 chou2

Meaning of 稍遜一籌

nounto be slightly inferior

Characters in 稍遜一籌

稍saau2
a little; a bit; slightly; somewhat; rather
遜seon3
modest; unassuming; humble
一jat1
one; a; an; the
籌cau4
strategy; stratgem

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