莫若 mò ruò

mò ruò phrase nothing is better than
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: , Concept:
Notes: 莫若 is an idiomatic phrase in Literary Chinese with this meaning (Pulleyblank 1995, p. 136). For example, 如恥之,莫若師文王。'For a prince who is ashamed of this, the best plan is to imitate king Wen.' (Mengzi: 7.7/36/31, translation by Legge)

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