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- ciesie putjuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]
- remain faithful until death
- 至死不渝
- høfthaau putjuu høfbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]
- A good end is more important than a good beginning
- 好始不如好終; 好頭不如好尾
- jinsoaxn putjuu thiensoaxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]
- Human calculations are not equal to God's plan. Man proposes; and God disposes
- 人算不如天算
- khimsiux-putjuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]
- worse than beasts (said of those devoid of moral principles and sense of shame) worse than beasts; bestial
- 禽獸不如
- kiongkexng putjuu ciongbeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]
- respectful demeanor does not equal obedience
- 恭敬不如從命
- kiujiin putjuu kiukie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]
- Relying upon oneself is better than relying upon others. If you want a thing done well; do it yourself
- 求人不如求己
- oafnchyn putjuu kixnliin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]
- A neighbor at hand is better than a relative far off
- 遠親不如近鄰
- pekbuun putjuu itkiexn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]
- hear about a thing many times is not equal to a single look at it ─ Seeing is believing
- 百聞不如一見
- putjuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]
- there is no better way than to...; cannot be better than; not equal to; would rather... than..
- 不如
- thiensii putjuu texli [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]
- advantages of time are not equal to those of situation
- 天時不如地利
- zuxthaxn-putjuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] [[...]]
- admit with regret that one is not so great; concede that the other fellow is better qualified
- 自歎不如
DFT (3)- 🗣 Hør zhantøe putjuu hør zwte. 🗣 (u: Hør zhaan'te pud'juu hør zuo'te. Hør zhaan'tøe pud'juu hør zuo'te.) 好田地不如好子弟。 [wt][mo] Hó tshân-tē put-jû hó tsú-tē.
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- 1. ()
|| 擁有良田，不如栽培良好的子孫。意即土地、財富固然重要，但子孫的人品與才學，比財富更有價值。
- 🗣le: (u: AF'mar cyn zay “hør zhaan'te pud'juu hør zuo'te” ee tø'lie, ie'zar ee sefng'oah suy'jieen khaq kafn'laan, y iw'goaan kiefn'chii ho muie cit ee girn'ar lorng u siu kaux'iok ee ky'hoe, sit'zai cviaa bøo karn'tafn.) 🗣 (阿媽真知「好田地不如好子弟」的道理，以早的生活雖然較艱難，伊猶原堅持予每一个囡仔攏有受教育的機會，實在誠無簡單。) (奶奶很了解「家有千頃田，不如子孫賢」的道理，以前的生活雖然比較艱辛困難，他仍然堅持讓每個孩子都有受教育的機會，真的是很不簡單。)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:
- 🗣 Kax ty kax kao, putjuu ka'ki zao. 🗣 (u: Kax ty kax kao, pud'juu kaf'ki zao.) 教豬教狗，不如家己走。 [wt][mo] Kà ti kà káu, put-jû ka-kī tsáu.
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- 1. ()
|| 支使豬支使狗，不如自己跑。比喻與其依靠別人不如靠自己，亦即求人不如求己。
- 🗣le: (u: Puxn'søx'chiaf laai`aq, af'buo kiøx Beeng`ar khix pviax puxn'søx, y soaq korng y teq siar kofng'khøx, af'buo khix kaq nar jiog puxn'søx'chiaf nar liam, “Kax ty kax kao, pud'juu kaf'ki zao.”) 🗣 (糞埽車來矣，阿母叫明仔去摒糞埽，伊煞講伊咧寫功課，阿母氣甲那逐糞埽車那唸：「教豬教狗，不如家己走。」) (垃圾車來了，媽媽叫阿明去倒垃圾，他卻說他在寫功課，媽媽氣得一邊追垃圾車一邊唸：「支使豬支使狗，不如自己跑。」)
tonggi: ; s'tuix:
- 🗣 putjuu 🗣 (u: pud'juu) 不如 [wt][mo] put-jû/put-lû
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- 1. () (CE) not equal to; not as good as; inferior to; it would be better to
|| 不如
tonggi: ; s'tuix:
Maryknoll (18)
- bøexkaokhuix [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: be'kaux'khuix; bøe'kaux'khuix [[...]][i#] [p.]
- can't be satisfied
- 不能滿意
- ciesie putjuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: cix'sie pud'juu [[...]][i#] [p.]
- remain faithful until death
- 至死不渝
- zuxthaxn putjuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: zu'thaxn pud'juu [[...]][i#] [p.]
- admit with regret that one is not so great, concede that the other fellow is better qualified
- 自歎不如
- ge [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: ge [[...]][i#] [p.]
- art, skill, talent, craft, dexterity
- 藝
- høfthaau putjuu høfbøea [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: hør'thaau pud'juu hør'boea; hør'thaau pud'juu hør'bøea [[...]][i#] [p.]
- A good end is more important than a good beginning.
- 好始不如好終,好頭不如好尾)。
- jinsoaxn putjuu thiensoaxn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: jiin'soaxn pud'juu thiefn'soaxn [[...]][i#] [p.]
- Human calculations are not equal to God's plan. Man proposes, and God disposes
- 人算不如天算
- khimsiux putjuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: khiim'siux pud'juu [[...]][i#] [p.]
- worse than beasts (said of those devoid of moral principles and sense of shame) worse than beasts, bestial
- 禽獸不如
- kiongkexng putjuu ciongbeng [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kiofng'kexng pud'juu cioong'beng [[...]][i#] [p.]
- respectful demeanor does not equal obedience
- 恭敬不如從命
- kiujiin putjuu kiukie [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: kiuu'jiin pud'juu kiuu'kie [[...]][i#] [p.]
- Relying upon oneself is better than relying upon others. If you want a thing done well, do it yourself
- 求人不如求己
- oafnchyn putjuu kixnliin [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: oarn'chyn pud'juu kin'liin [[...]][i#] [p.]
- A neighbor at hand is better than a relative far off.
- 遠親不如近鄰
- pekbuun putjuu itkiexn [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: peg'buun pud'juu id'kiexn [[...]][i#] [p.]
- hear about a thing many times is not equal to a single look at it — "Seeing is believing."
- 百聞不如一見
- putjuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pud'juu; (pud'jii) [[...]][i#] [p.]
- there is no better way than to..., cannot be better than, not equal to, would rather... than...
- 不如
- Sux zuo chiefn kym, putjuu kaux zuo id ge. [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: Sux zuo chiefn kym, pud'juu kaux zuo id ge. [[...]][i#] [p.]
- Better to teach your child a trade than to give him a thousand dollars.
- 賜子千金,不如教子一藝。
- thiensii putjuu texli [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: thiefn'sii pud'juu te'li; thiefn'sii pud'juu tøe'li [[...]][i#] [p.]
- advantages of time are not equal to those of situation
- 天時不如地利
EDUTECH (1)
- putjuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pud'juu [[...]]
- it would be better to, preferably, not equal to, not as good as, inferior to
- 不如
EDUTECH_GTW (1)
- putjuu 不如 [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pud'juu [[...]]
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- 不如
Embree (1)
- putjuu [wt] [HTB] [wiki] u: pud'juu [[...]][i#] [p.210]
- Ccl : better to, preferable
- 不如