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不甘人后

bù gān rén hòu

4-character word Traditional 不甘人後

What 不甘人后 means

1. idiomnot want to be outdone
2. not content to lag behind

The characters in 不甘人后

• 不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-
• 甘gān(bound form) sweet; pleasant (contrasted with 苦; to be willing (to do sth)
• 人rénperson; people
• 后hòuempress; queen; (archaic) monarch

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