yǒuguòzhīér

idiom
common

Meaning of 有过之无不及

有过之无不及 means to go even further than; to surpass; to outdo (often used to indicate something is worse or more excessive than a comparison point). Pronounced yǒu guò zhī ér wú bù jí.

  • to go even further than; to surpass; to outdo (often used to indicate something is worse or more excessive than a comparison point)

Definitions & Examples

hòu
lái
de
xíng
wéi
zhī
qián
yǒu
guò
zhī
ér
 

His later behavior was even worse than before.

Zhè
de
rǎn
chéng
shàng
xiāng
yǒu
guò
zhī
ér
 

The pollution this time was even more severe compared to the last.

guǒ
shuō
qīn
lìn
 
jiǎn
zhí
shì
yǒu
guò
zhī
ér
 

If his father was stingy, he simply takes it to an even greater extreme.