比不上
Chinese
[edit]side by side; compare; to gesture side by side; compare; to gesture; than; ratio |
to not go up; to not ascend; unable to | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (比不上) | 比 | 不上 | |
| simp. #(比不上) | 比 | 不上 | |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄧˇ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄤˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: bǐbùshàng
- Wade–Giles: pi3-pu4-shang4
- Yale: bǐ-bù-shàng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: biibushanq
- Palladius: бибушан (bibušan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pi²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹⁻³⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: bei2 bat1 soeng5
- Yale: béi bāt séuhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: bei2 bat7 soeng5
- Guangdong Romanization: béi2 bed1 sêng5
- Sinological IPA (key): /pei̯³⁵ pɐt̚⁵ sœːŋ¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb
[edit]比不上
- cannot compare with
- 對於一名身邊没有親人陪伴的重症患者來說，再多的言語安慰也比不上手與手的相握。 [MSC, trad.]
- From: 程煥 (2020 September 5) “白衣战士，用生命守护生命——记抗疫中的医务工作者”, in People's Daily (in Chinese), page 4
- Duìyú yīmíng shēnbiān méiyǒu qīnrén péibàn de zhòngzhèng huànzhě lái shuō, zài duō de yányǔ ānwèi yě bǐbùshàng shǒu yǔ shǒu de xiàng wò. [Pinyin]
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
对于一名身边没有亲人陪伴的重症患者来说，再多的言语安慰也比不上手与手的相握。 [MSC, simp.]
Synonyms
[edit]Dialectal synonyms of 比不上 (“cannot compare with; not as good as”) [map]
Antonyms
[edit]- 比得上 (bǐdeshàng)