<p>有过之 - possibly be superior</p>
<p>而 - and</p>
<p>无不及 - (certainly) not be inferior = (at least) equal</p>
<p>有过之而无不及 = at or above a certain level</p>
<p>Example:</p>
<p>泰森的名氣比阿里的有过之而无不及 - Tyson's fame is comparable to Ali's and possibly greater</p>

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Tang Ho
<p>It comes from classical Chinese, so the meanings and the grammatical structures are different from contemporary Chinese.
In this phrase,
&quot;有&quot;：be,have
&quot;过&quot;：be superior to
&quot;之&quot;: that
“而”：and
&quot;无&quot;: nothing
&quot;不及&quot;: be inferior to</p>

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yang
<p>means totally better than you.</p>
<p>只能比你好，没有比你差
不管怎么比，都是如此。</p>

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daotian
<p>Chinese-study newbie here! I recently saw the idiom &quot;有过之而无不及,&quot; which the online dictionary translates as &quot;to not be inferior in any aspect.&quot; I understand this on an idiomatic level, but am struggling to parse how the pieces come together on a literal level. Is it something like</p>
<p>有   过    之   而   无   不及
&quot;cross it  and  not  fall-short&quot;?</p>

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How should I parse "有过之而无不及"?
# How should I parse "有过之而无不及"?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-07-26)

Chinese-study newbie here! I recently saw the idiom "有过之而无不及," which the online dictionary translates as "to not be inferior in any aspect." I understand this on an idiomatic level, but am struggling to parse how the pieces come together on a literal level. Is it something like

有 过 之 而 无 不及
"cross it and not fall-short"?

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2021-07-26. Score: 0 | Accepted answer

有过之 - possibly be superior

而 - and

无不及 - (certainly) not be inferior = (at least) equal

有过之而无不及 = at or above a certain level

Example:

泰森的名氣比阿里的有过之而无不及 - Tyson's fame is comparable to Ali's and possibly greater


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### Answer by username_2 on 2021-07-28. Score: 1

It comes from classical Chinese, so the meanings and the grammatical structures are different from contemporary Chinese.
In this phrase,
"有"：be,have
"过"：be superior to
"之": that
“而”：and
"无": nothing
"不及": be inferior to


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### Answer by username_3 on 2021-07-26. Score: 1

means totally better than you.

只能比你好，没有比你差
不管怎么比，都是如此。


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