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Characters Pronunciation
Romanization
Simple Dictionary Definition

Variations:
振り合い
振合い

 furiai
    ふりあい
(1) consideration; comparison; balancing; (2) circumstances; condition

Variations:
貝合わせ
貝合せ

 kaiawase
    かいあわせ
(1) kai-awase; Heian-period shell-matching game; (2) (hist) (See 物合わせ) kai-awase; Heian-period shell comparison game; (3) (colloquialism) (vulgar) tribadism; tribbing

Variations:
遜色ない
遜色無い

 sonshokunai
    そんしょくない
(exp,adj-i) (See 遜色がない・そんしょくがない) standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to

Variations:
コンペア
コンペアー

 konpea; konpeaa / konpea; konpea
    コンペア; コンペアー
(noun/participle) comparison; comparing

Variations:
桁が違う
けたが違う

 ketagachigau
    けたがちがう
(exp,v5u) (idiom) to be wildly different; to be on a completely different scale; to be in a different league; to be poles apart; to stand no comparison; to be on a different order of magnitude

不怕不識貨,只怕貨比貨


不怕不识货,只怕货比货

bù pà bù shí huò , zhǐ pà huò bǐ huò
    bu4 pa4 bu4 shi2 huo4 , zhi3 pa4 huo4 bi3 huo4
pu p`a pu shih huo , chih p`a huo pi huo
    pu pa pu shih huo , chih pa huo pi huo
lit. don't worry about not knowing goods, but about comparing them (proverb); fig. goods' (or person's) true value can only be determined through comparison

不怕不識貨,就怕貨比貨


不怕不识货,就怕货比货

bù pà bù shí huò , jiù pà huò bǐ huò
    bu4 pa4 bu4 shi2 huo4 , jiu4 pa4 huo4 bi3 huo4
pu p`a pu shih huo , chiu p`a huo pi huo
    pu pa pu shih huo , chiu pa huo pi huo
lit. don't worry about not knowing goods, but about comparing them (proverb); fig. goods' (or person's) true value can only be determined through comparison

Variations:
比べ
較べ
競べ

 kurabe
    くらべ
(n,n-suf) (kana only) contest; comparison; competition

Variations:
物合わせ
物合せ
物合

 monoawase
    ものあわせ
(hist) (See 歌合・うたあわせ,絵合わせ・えあわせ・2) mono-awase; Heian period poetry, paintings, etc. comparison game

Variations:
背比べ
背較べ
背競べ

 seikurabe; sekurabe(背比be) / sekurabe; sekurabe(背比be)
    せいくらべ; せくらべ(背比べ)
(n,vs,vi) comparing heights; comparison of statures

Variations:
遜色がない
遜色が無い

 sonshokuganai
    そんしょくがない
(exp,adj-i) standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to

Variations:
比べる
較べる
競べる

 kuraberu
    くらべる
(transitive verb) (1) to compare; to make a comparison; (transitive verb) (2) (See 力比べ) to compete; to vie

Variations:
当たる
当る
中る
中たる

 ataru
    あたる
(v5r,vi) (1) (ant: 外す・5) to be hit; to strike; (v5r,vi) (2) to touch; to be in contact; to be affixed; (v5r,vi) (3) (often as ...に当たる) to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to apply to; (v5r,vi) (4) to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.); (v5r,vi) (5) to be selected (in a lottery, etc.); to win; (v5r,vi) (6) to be successful; to go well; to be a hit; (v5r,vi) (7) to face; to confront; (v5r,vi) (8) to lie (in the direction of); (v5r,vi) (9) to undertake; to be assigned; (v5r,vi) (10) to be stricken (by food poisoning, heat, etc.); to be afflicted; (v5r,vi) (11) to be called on (e.g. by a teacher); (v5r,vi) (12) to treat (esp. harshly); to lash out at; (v5r,vi) (13) (as 〜するには当たらない, etc.) to be unnecessary; (v5r,vi) (14) {baseb} (usu. as 当たっている) to be hitting well; to be on a hitting streak; (v5r,vi) (15) to feel a bite (in fishing); (v5r,vi) (16) (of fruit, etc.) to be bruised; to spoil; (transitive verb) (17) to feel (something) out; to probe into; to check (i.e. by comparison); (transitive verb) (18) to shave; (transitive verb) (19) (as 〜の〜に当たる) to be a relative of a person; to be a ... in relation to ...; to stand in a relationship

Variations:
見比べる
見較べる(rK)

 mikuraberu
    みくらべる
(transitive verb) (1) to compare with the eye; to judge by comparison; (transitive verb) (2) to take into consideration; to bear in mind

Variations:
比べ物
比べもの
較べもの
較べ物

 kurabemono
    くらべもの
(See 比べ物にならない・くらべものにならない) something worthy of comparison; something being compared

Variations:
例えようもない
例え様もない
例え様も無い

 tatoeyoumonai / tatoeyomonai
    たとえようもない
(exp,adj-i) beyond comparison; incomparable

Variations:
比べる
較べる(rK)
競べる(sK)

 kuraberu
    くらべる
(transitive verb) (1) to compare; to make a comparison (between); (transitive verb) (2) (occ. written as 競べる) to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)

Variations:
比べ物
比べもの
較べ物(rK)
較べもの(rK)

 kurabemono
    くらべもの
(See 比べ物にならない) comparison; something worthy of comparison

Variations:
桁が違う
ケタが違う
桁がちがう(sK)
けたが違う(sK)

 ketagachigau
    けたがちがう
(exp,v5u) (idiom) to be on a (completely) different level; to be on a different scale; to be in a different league; to be of a different order of magnitude; to stand no comparison

Variations:
突き合わせ
突合せ
突合
突き合せ(sK)
突合わせ(sK)

 tsukiawase
    つきあわせ
matching; checking; comparison (of data)

Variations:
どんぐりの背比べ
ドングリの背比べ
どんぐりの背くらべ
団栗の背比べ

 dongurinoseikurabe(dongurino背比be, 団栗no背比be); dongurinoseikurabe(dongurino背比be) / dongurinosekurabe(dongurino背比be, 団栗no背比be); dongurinosekurabe(dongurino背比be)
    どんぐりのせいくらべ(どんぐりの背比べ, 団栗の背比べ); ドングリのせいくらべ(ドングリの背比べ)
(exp,n) (1) (idiom) having very little difference between one another; being much of a muchness; being more or less the same; height comparison among acorns; (exp,n) (2) (idiom) pointless competition (between two equally unimpressive parties); pissing contest

Variations:
どんぐりの背比べ
ドングリの背比べ
団栗の背比べ
どんぐりの背くらべ(sK)

 dongurinoseikurabe / dongurinosekurabe
    どんぐりのせいくらべ
(exp,n) (1) (idiom) having very little difference between one another; being much of a muchness; being more or less the same; height comparison among acorns; (exp,n) (2) (idiom) pointless competition (between two equally unimpressive parties); pissing contest

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

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