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Examples:It is better travel hopefully than to arrive.—General Than Shwe (1933-), Myanmar army officer and politician, president of Myanmar (Burma) from 1992—harmful and without benefit (idiom); more harm than good—competitive election (i.e. with more than one candidate)—better have nothing (than substandard choice) (idiom); would prefer to go without than accept shoddy option—be not less than (a certain quantity, amount etc)—better just get the pain over with, rather than prolong the agony—turned out other than expected (idiom); unexpected—a prodigal son returned home is worth more than gold—the benevolent man cannot be rich and vice versa (idiom, from Mencius). It is easier for a camel go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 19:24).—fig. theoretical discussion that is worse than useless in practice—shallow earthquake (with epicenter less than 70 km deep)—dump (selling abroad more cheaply than cost price at home)—technical word used in psychology meaning the whole is more than the sum of its parts—A relative afar is less use than a close neighbor (idiom). Take whatever help is on hand, even from strangers.—(affectionate form of address for a male who is not very much younger than oneself) my boy—ultrabasic rock (geology, rock containing less than 45 percent silicates)—literary (rather than colloquial) pronunciation of a Chinese character—daughter (younger than oneself) of one's teacher—more hands than needed (idiom); too many cooks spoil the broth—the benevolent man cannot be rich (idiom, from Mencius). It is easier for a camel go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 19:24).—reject a word because of the speaker (idiom, from Analects); to judge on preference between advisers rather than the merits of the case—(of one's political views) prefer left rather than right (idiom during the Cultural Revolution)—heavier than Mt Tai (idiom); fig. extremely serious matter—the notion in society that it's better get ahead in the world by abandoning one's scruples than to suffer poverty—treat the symptoms rather than getting to the root of the problem (proverb)—pronunciation of a character other than the standard—less-than-truck-load freight (LTL) (transportation)—"infusion clan", patients who prefer medication by drip rather than orally or by injection etc—lit. earthern pots make more noise than classical bells—inequality sign (i.e. not equal, ≠ or greater than >, or less than <)—seeing sth for oneself is better than hearing about it from others—a concavity (lower than the surrounding area)—religion other than Buddhism (term used by Buddhists)—(in Taiwan) Han Chinese people other than those who moved Taiwan from mainland China after 1945 and their descendants—deep earthquake (with epicenter more than 300 km deep)—the name does not reflect the reality (idiom); more in name than in fact—I have much more say than can be written in this letter (conventional letter ending) [idiom.]— |