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有过之无不及

Word · IdiomTraditional有過之而無不及

go even further than; outdo; surpass (usu. in negative sense)

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

idiom

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

formal

Used in comparative contexts to indicate that the degree, severity, or extent of something exceeds that of a reference point, typically implying a negative or excessive quality. The structure is often 'A 比 B 有过之而无不及'.

Tā他
hòu后
lái来
de的
xíng行
wéi为
bǐ比
qǐ起
zhī之
qián前
yǒu有
guò过
zhī之
ér而
wú无
bù不
jí及
 。

His later behavior was even worse than before.

Zhè这
cì次
de的
wū污
rǎn染
chéng程
dù度
yǔ与
shàng上
cì次
xiāng相
bǐ比
yǒu有
guò过
zhī之
ér而
wú无
bù不
jí及
 。

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

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Rú如
guǒ果
shuō说
tā他
fù父
qīn亲
lìn吝
sè啬
 ,
nà那
tā他
jiǎn简
zhí直
shì是
yǒu有
guò过
zhī之
ér而
wú无
bù不
jí及
 。

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