"聊勝於無" meaning in Chinese

See 聊勝於無 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proverb

IPA: /li̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵¹ y³⁵ u³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /liːu̯²¹ sɪŋ³³ jyː⁵⁵ mou̯²¹/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /li̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵¹ y³⁵ u³⁵/, /liːu̯²¹ sɪŋ³³ jyː⁵⁵ mou̯²¹/ Chinese transliterations: liáoshèngyúwú [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄕㄥˋ ㄩˊ ㄨˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], liu⁴ sing³ jyu¹ mou⁴ [Cantonese, Jyutping], liáoshèngyúwú [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], liáoshèngyúwú [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], liao²-shêng⁴-yü²-wu² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], lyáu-shèng-yú-wú [Mandarin, Yale], liaushenqyuwu [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], ляошэнъюйу [Mandarin, Palladius], ljaošɛnʺjuju [Mandarin, Palladius], lìuh sing yū mòuh [Cantonese, Yale], liu⁴ sing³ jy¹ mou⁴ [Cantonese, Pinyin], liu⁴ xing³ yu¹ mou⁴ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Head templates: {{head|zh|proverb}} 聊勝於無
  1. Something is better than nothing; A little is better than nothing. Synonyms: 好過冇/好过冇, 好過冇, 好过冇
    Sense id: en-聊勝於無-zh-proverb-7mVKF5At Categories (other): Cantonese proverbs, Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Chinese proverbs, Mandarin proverbs

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      "zh-pron": "ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄕㄥˋ ㄩˊ ㄨˊ"
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