聊胜于无 — Semantide dictionary

Entry

聊liáo胜shèng于yú无wú

better than nothing (idiom)
trad. 聊勝於無

Also written 聊勝於無【liáo shèng yú wú】

Characters in this word

4

聊

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(coll.) to chat, (literary) temporarily; for a while, (literary) somewhat; slightly, (literary) to depend upon

Pinyin: liáo

Strokes: 11
Frequency: 2368 of 2500

Words starting with 聊 Words ending in 聊 Anywhere in a word

胜

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victory, success, to beat, to defeat, to surpass, victorious, superior to, to get the better of, better than, surpassing, superb (of vista), beautiful (scenery), wonderful (view), (Taiwan pr. [sheng1]) able to bear, equal to (a task)

Pinyin: shèng
Traditional: 勝

Strokes: 9
Frequency: 11136 of 2500

Words starting with 胜 Words ending in 胜 Anywhere in a word

于

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surname Yu

Pinyin: Yú

Strokes: 3
Frequency: 631 of 2500

Words starting with 于 Words ending in 于 Anywhere in a word

无

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used in 南無|南无[na1 mo2]

Pinyin: mó
Traditional: 無

Strokes: 4
Frequency: 1404 of 2500

Words starting with 无 Words ending in 无 Anywhere in a word