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禽兽不如

qín shòu bù rúdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
worse than a beast / to behave immorally
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-07a242d6256eaa42. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

禽獸不如 禽兽不如 [qin2 shou4 bu4 ru2] /worse than a beast/to behave immorally/

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Other forms in these source records: 禽獸不如

  • 禽
    qín

    (bound form) birds / fowl / (literary) birds and animals

  • 兽
    shòu

    beast / animal / beastly / bestial

  • 不
    bù

    no / not so / (bound form) not / un-

  • 如
    rú

    as / as if / such as

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.