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有百利而无一弊

yǒu bǎi lì ér wú yī bìdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to have many advantages and no disadvantages
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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-37c87039de0a2383. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

有百利而無一弊 有百利而无一弊 [you3 bai3 li4 er2 wu2 yi1 bi4] /to have many advantages and no disadvantages/

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Other forms in these source records: 有百利而無一弊

  • 有
    yǒu

    to have / there is / (bound form) having / with / -ful / -ed / -al (as in 有意[yǒu yì] intentional)

  • 百
    bǎi

    hundred / numerous / all kinds of

    Bǎi

    surname Bai

  • 利
    lì

    sharp / favorable / advantage / benefit / profit / interest / to do good to / to benefit

    Lì

    surname Li

  • 而
    ér

    and / as well as / and so / but (not) / yet (not) / (indicates causal relation) / (indicates change of state) / (indicates contrast)

  • 无
    mó

    used in 南無|南无[nā mó]

    wú

    not to have / no / none / not / to lack / un- / -less

  • 一
    yī

    one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

  • 弊
    bì

    detriment / fraud / harm / defeat

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.