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比上不足，比下有余

bǐ shàng bù zú , bǐ xià yǒu yú

9-character word Traditional 比上不足，比下有餘

What 比上不足，比下有余 means

1. neither the best nor the worst; not too bad; better than some

The characters in 比上不足，比下有余

• 比bǐto compare; (followed by a noun and adjective) more adj. than noun; ratio
• 上shàng(bound form) up; upper; above; previous; first (of multiple parts); to climb…
• 不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-
• 足zú(bound form) foot; leg; sufficient; ample; as much as; fully
• 比bǐto compare; (followed by a noun and adjective) more adj. than noun; ratio
• 下xiàdown; downwards; below
• 有yǒuto have; there is; (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意
• 余yú(literary) I; me; variant of 余