比下有余 — “Better than those below”
比下有余 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be content with one's current situation by comparing oneself to those who are worse off; to feel satisfied with one's lot”. Literally, “better than those below”.
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- bǐ比shàng上bù不zú足，，bǐ比xià下yǒu有yú余not the best, but better than most
- bǐ比zhòng众bù不tóng同distinctly different from the rest
- bǐ比wū屋kě可fēng封virtuous households everywhere
- bǐ比wū屋kě可zhū诛Widespread wickedness deserving punishment
- bǐ比wū屋ér而fēng封Every household is honored
- bǐ比wū屋lián连méng甍houses densely packed, roofs almost touching
- bǐ比suì岁bù不dēng登Repeated years of poor harvests
- bǐ比nián年bù不dēng登successive years of poor harvests
- bǐ比zhāng张bǐ比lǐ李compare from many angles
- bǐ比hù户kě可fēng封Every household is worthy of ennoblement
- bǐ比shǒu手huà划jiǎo脚talk with lively hand gestures
- bǐ比shǒu手huà画jiǎo脚talk with hands and gestures
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What does 比下有余 mean?
比下有余 (bǐ xià yǒu yú) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to be content with one's current situation by comparing oneself to those who are worse off; to feel satisfied with one's lot”.
How do you pronounce 比下有余?
比下有余 is pronounced bǐ xià yǒu yú in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 比下有余 literally mean?
Literally, 比下有余 means “better than those below”. It is used to mean “to be content with one's current situation by comparing oneself to those who are worse off; to feel satisfied with one's lot”.
What is the Chinese definition of 比下有余?
比：比较。对所处的中等地位感到知足。形容满足现状，不求进取