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贬多于褒

biǎn duō yú bāodictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to get more criticism than praise
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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-1d9e31768dff5907. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

貶多於褒 贬多于褒 [bian3 duo1 yu2 bao1] /to get more criticism than praise/

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Other forms in these source records: 貶多於褒

  • 贬
    biǎn

    to diminish / to demote / to reduce or devaluate / to disparage / to censure / to depreciate

  • 多
    duō

    many / much / more / a lot of / too many / in excess / (after a numeral) ... odd / how (to what extent) (Taiwan pr. [duó]) / (bound form) multi- / poly-

  • 于
    yú

    to go / to take / sentence-final interrogative particle / (of time or place) in / at / on / (indicating any indirect relation) to / toward / vis-à-vis / with regard to / for / (indicating a source) from / out of / (used in comparison) than / (used in the passive voice) by

    Yú

    surname Yu

  • 褒
    bāo

    to praise / to commend / to honor / (of clothes) large or loose

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.