還不如
ㄏㄞˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄨˊ
“to be better off doing something; might as well; not as good as”
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還
ㄏㄞˊ
Still; yet; in addition; also; to return something; to pay back; to repay; to give back; to grant; surname Huan.
不
ㄅㄨˋ
Function word; no; not; un-; negative prefix; used to form questions or emphasize a statement; sometimes used for rhythm.
如
ㄖㄨˊ
As; like; as if; as though; to go to; to reach; to compare with; to follow; to obey; to conform to; indicating an example.
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Words sharing these characters
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- 如果ㄖㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄛˇif; in case; supposing; in the event that.
- 不會ㄅㄨˋ ㄏㄨㄟˋwill not; not going to; cannot; not able to; (Tw) don't mention it; not at all
- 不同ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊnot the same; different; distinct; not alike.
- 不過ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄛˋonly; merely; no more than; but; however; anyway; cannot be more (after adjectives); extremely (after adjectives); unable to complete or bear (after verbs)
- 還是ㄏㄞˊ ㄕˋstill; nevertheless; or; had better; unexpectedly
- 不能ㄅㄨˋ ㄋㄥˊcannot; must not; should not; unable to; less capable; inferior ability
- 如何ㄖㄨˊ ㄏㄜˊhow; in what way; what method; why; what to do
- 不要ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄠˋdon't; must not; used to tell someone not to do something; a polite way to advise against an action.
- 如此ㄖㄨˊ ㄘˇlike this; so; such; in this way; to this extent.
- 不斷ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄨㄢˋcontinuously; without interruption; unceasingly; constantly; in a continuous manner
- 不少ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄠˇmany; quite a few; a good number of; not a small amount
- 不僅ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄣˇnot only; not just; not limited to; used as a correlative conjunction meaning 'not only … but also …'