不如 bùrú

1. bùrú verb not equal to; not as good as
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Comparison
   Notes: For example, in literary Chinese, 巧詐不如拙誠 'it is better to be simplictically honest than cleverly deceitful', from Han Feizi's Shuo Lin Shang (DCP 'Q102'; GHC '不如' 1; NCCED '不如' 1).
2. bùrú adverb inferior to; it would be better to
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Comparison , Concept: Correlative 关联词
   Notes: This adverb is often used as a connecting word in the main clause of subordinate complex sentences (NCCED '不如' 2).

Contained in

• 不如密多 Punyamitra
• 口说不如身行 生气不如争气 妒他不如学他 认命不如拼命(口說不如身行 生氣不如爭氣 妒他不如學他 認命不如拼命) It is better to act than talk. It is better to step up than get worked up. It is better to learn from others than be jealous. It is better to try than yield.
• 第二十六祖不如密多 the Twenty-Sixth Patriarch, Punyamitra
• 不如法 counterto moral principles
• 求人不如求己 if you want something done well, do it yourself ; it is better to help yourself than to seek help from others
• 发财不如发心 改运不如改心 治世不如治心 救人不如救心(發財不如發心 改運不如改心 治世不如治心 救人不如救心) Rather than making wealth, we may as well make a resolve. Rather than changing our fortunes, we may as well change our hearts. Rather than governing the world, we may as well govern our mind. Rather than relieving people, we may as well relieve their hearts.
• 求人不如自救 求财不如勤俭 求名不如随份 求寿不如护生 求助不如结缘 求福不如修身 求安不如守戒 求道不如行佛(求人不如自救 求財不如勤儉 求名不如隨份 求壽不如護生 求助不如結緣 求福不如修身 求安不如守戒 求道不如行佛) It is better to rely on oneself than seek favors. It is better to live frugally than seek wealth. It is better to follow conditions freely than seek fame. It is better to protect lives than seek longevity. It is better to develop affinities than seek help. It is better to cultivate oneself than seek blessings. It is better to observe precepts than seek safety. It is better to practice the Buddha's way than seek the Way.
• 远亲不如近邻(遠親不如近鄰) A relative afar is less use than a close neighbor . Take whatever help is on hand, even from strangers. ; neighbors are better than distant relatives

Also contained in

自愧不如 、 一代不如一代 、 金窝银窝不如自己的狗窝 、 自叹不如 、 请将不如激将 、 临渊羡鱼，不如退而结网 、 还不如 、 不如人意 、 猪狗不如 、 今不如昔 、 来得早不如来得巧 、 药补不如食补 、 多一事不如少一事 、 好死不如赖活着 、 授之以鱼不如授之以渔 、 恭敬不如从命 、 闻名不如见面 、 一日不如一日 、 禽兽不如 、 人算不如天算 、 授人以鱼不如授人以渔 、 巧诈不如拙诚 、 好记性不如烂笔头 、 长痛不如短痛 、 言教不如身教

Word is mentioned most frequently in

Truncated for common words

• Scroll 1 Zhangzhe Shi Bao Jing (Velāma) 長者施報經 — count: 171
• Scroll 290 The Large Sūtra on Perfection of Wisdom 大般若波羅蜜多經 — count: 54 , has parallel version
• Scroll 35 Mahāsaṅghikavinaya (Mohesengzhi Lu) 摩訶僧祇律 — count: 35
• Scroll 1 Shijia Pu 釋迦譜 — count: 31
• Scroll 10 Abhidharmavijñānakāyapādaśāstra (Apidamo Shi Shen Zu Lun) 阿毘達磨識身足論 — count: 31
• Scroll 3 Mahāparinirvāṇasūtra (Da Ban Niepan Jing) 大般泥洹經 — count: 30
• Scroll 5 Jingang Xian Lun 金剛仙論 — count: 26
• Scroll 60 Mahāprajñāpāramitāśāstra (Da Zhi Du Lun) 大智度論 — count: 25 , has English translation
• Scroll 7 Zhu Jing Yao Ji 諸經要集 — count: 24
• Scroll 48 Fa Yuan Zhu Lin 法苑珠林 — count: 23

Collocations

• 不如律 (不如律) 不如律教 — Nirvāṇa Sūtra 般泥洹經, Scroll 1 — count: 15
• 余者不如 (餘者不如) 餘者不如 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 37 — count: 14
• 光明不如 (光明不如) 三十三天光明不如焰摩天光明 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 20 — count: 13
• 色不如 (色不如) 汝色不如 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 22 — count: 9
• 明不如 (明不如) 螢火之明不如燈燭 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 20 — count: 8
• 不如人 (不如人) 莫令不如人訶我犯戒 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 22 — count: 6
• 不如余者 (不如餘者) 不如餘者所說 — Brahma Net Sutra (Fan Wang Liushi Er Jian Jing) 梵網六十二見經, Scroll 1 — count: 5
• 王不如 (王不如) 帝釋天王不如退還 — Beginning of the World (Qi Shi Jing) 起世經, Scroll 8 — count: 4
• 梵志不如 (梵志不如) 梵志不如是心行於布施 — Middle Length Discourses (Zhong Ahan Jing) 中阿含經, Scroll 38 — count: 4
• 国不如 (國不如) 彼國不如 — Long Discourses (Chang Ahan Jing) 長阿含經, Scroll 13 — count: 4