不遑多让

Traditional: 不遑多讓

bù huáng duō ràng

Dictionary entry

lit. to have no time for civilities (idiom)

What does 不遑多让 mean?

不遑多让 (bù huáng duō ràng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1lit. to have no time for civilities (idiom)

2fig. not to be outdone

3not to yield to one's opponents

Character breakdown

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不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-遑huángleisure 多duōmany; much; more; a lot of · too many; in excess 让ràngto yield · to permit

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不遑多让

bù huáng duō ràng

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