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有过之而无不及

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7-character word Traditional 有過之而無不及

What 有过之而无不及 means

1. not to be inferior in any aspects (idiom)
2. to surpass
3. to outdo
4. (derog.) to be even worse

The characters in 有过之而无不及

• 有yǒuto have; there is; (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意
• 过guòto cross; to go over; to pass (time)
• 之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的; him; her
• 而érand; as well as; and so
• 无wúnot to have; no; none
• 不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-
• 及jíand; to reach; up to