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有过之而无不及

yǒu guò zhī ér wú bù jí

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Definitions

  1. 1. not to be inferior in any aspects (idiom)
  2. 2. to surpass
  3. 3. to outdo
  4. 4. (derog.) to be even worse

Child Words of 有过之而无不及

不
bù

no; not so

不及
bù jí

to fall short of

过
guo

(experienced action marker)

无不
wú bù

none lacking

有
yǒu

to have; there is

而
ér

and

过
guò

to cross

无
wú

not to have

及
jí

and

之
zhī

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])