有过之而无不及 in English you3 guo4 zhi1 er2 wu2 bu4 ji2 Meaning

Meanings

  • not to be inferior in any aspects (idiomatic expression)
  • to surpass
  • to outdo
  • (depreciative, diminishing) to be even worse

Simplified Characters

有 过 之 而 无 不 及

Traditional Characters

有 過 之 而 無 不 及

Pinyin

you3 guo4 zhi1 er2 wu2 bu4 ji2

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

有you3to have 过guo4surname Guo 之zhi1(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) 而er2and 无wu2not to have 不bu4(negative prefix) 及ji2and