- 不(no; not; negation)ASSOCIATIVE
A bird flying swiftly upward and never willing to return represents the meaning of swift and unyielding.
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不甘人后
不甘人后
(idiom) not want to be outdone
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
(idiom) not want to be outdone
- ，。
He always strives to study hard and refuses to fall behind others.
- 貳形adjective
not content to lag behind
- ，。
He always works hard at studying and refuses to fall behind others.
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 人(person; human (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 人 depicts a person standing with legs spread wide apart for stability.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 口(mouth; door)RADICAL
- 后(behind; empress (figuratively—one who rules from behind))ASSOCIATIVE
A mouth giving orders from behind the golden throne is the authority of an empress.
不甘人后
Traditional不甘人後
(idiom) not want to be outdone
2 meanings
MEANING2 meanings
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
(idiom) not want to be outdone
- ，。
He always strives to study hard and refuses to fall behind others.
- 貳形adjective
not content to lag behind
- ，。
He always works hard at studying and refuses to fall behind others.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 不(no; not; negation)ASSOCIATIVE
A bird flying swiftly upward and never willing to return represents the meaning of swift and unyielding.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 人(person; human (pictographic))ASSOCIATIVE
The character 人 depicts a person standing with legs spread wide apart for stability.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 口(mouth; door)RADICAL
- 后(behind; empress (figuratively—one who rules from behind))ASSOCIATIVE
A mouth giving orders from behind the golden throne is the authority of an empress.
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