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不足为法 — “Not worthy of being taken as a model or imitated”

不足为法 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “not worthy of being taken as a model or imitated”. Not a good example to follow. Literally, “Not worthy of being a model or standard”.

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不足为法 Pronunciation and Pinyin

不足为法 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
不
bù4not
足
zú7foot, sufficient, full
为
wéi4to be or to do
法
fǎ8law, method, France

Example Sentence with 不足为法

他处理问题的方式过于草率,不足为法,我们应该吸取教训。
His way of handling problems was too careless to be considered a good example; we should learn from his mistakes.

Idioms Related to 不足为法

Synonyms of 不足为法

  • bù不zú足wéi为xùn训not worthy of being a model

Antonyms of 不足为法

  • bù不kān刊zhī之lùn论unalterable authoritative argument
  • tiān天jīng经dì地yì义perfectly natural and right

More idioms starting with 不

  • bù不yī一ér而zú足numerous and varied, impossible to list all
  • bù不sān三bù不sì四improper or disreputable
  • bù不shàng上bù不xià下stuck in an awkward position
  • bù不shàng上bù不luò落in an awkward or embarrassing situation
  • bù不shì世zhī之yè业unparalleled achievements
  • bù不shì世zhī之chóu仇unrivaled enmity
  • bù不shì世zhī之gōng功unparalleled achievement
  • bù不shì世zhī之lüè略unparalleled strategy
  • bù不sàng丧bǐ匕chàng鬯peace and order, rituals undisturbed
  • bù不fēng丰bù不jiǎn俭neither extravagant nor frugal
  • bù不fēng丰bù不shā杀neither extravagant nor frugal
  • bù不wèi为wǔ五dǒu斗mǐ米zhé折yāo腰Refuse to compromise integrity for meager gain

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Questions about 不足为法

What does 不足为法 mean?

不足为法 (bù zú wéi fǎ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “not worthy of being taken as a model or imitated”.

How do you pronounce 不足为法?

不足为法 is pronounced bù zú wéi fǎ in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 不足为法 literally mean?

Literally, 不足为法 means “not worthy of being a model or standard”. It is used to mean “not worthy of being taken as a model or imitated”.

What is the Chinese definition of 不足为法?

不值得学习、效法。

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