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比上不足比下有餘 (bei2 soeng6 bat1 zuk1 bei2 haa6 au5 jyu4) — not the best but be better than the worst / can pass muster in Cantonese

beiˊ²比soengˍ₆上batˉ¹不zukˉ¹足beiˊ²比haaˍ₆下auˏ₅有jyuˎ₄餘
简 比上不足比下有余
Mandarin Pinyin: bi3 shang4 bu4 zu2 bi3 xia4 you3 yu2

Meaning of 比上不足比下有餘

nounnot the best but be better than the worst / can pass muster

Characters in 比上不足比下有餘

比bei2
liken to; be comparable to/with
上soeng6
preceding; previous; last
不bat1
not; no; un-
足zuk1
foot; leg
下haa6
formulate; work out; set down
有jau5
there is; exist; be present
餘jyu4
spare time after an event

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