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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-58cc6f5e9e6f7dc7. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.
Original source entry:
比上不足，比下有餘 比上不足，比下有余 [bi3 shang4 bu4 zu2 , bi3 xia4 you3 yu2] /neither the best nor the worst; not too bad; better than some/Reference definitions and teaching material have separate provenance.
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Other forms in these source records: 比上不足，比下有餘
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