倒不如
dou2 bat1 jyu4dào bù rúinferred
English
- (to suggest an alternative) it would be better to, it would be preferable that, best to do x instead
粵語 — Cantonese
- 表示兩個唔好嘅方案相比,後面嗰個比較接受到
Examples
与其喝可乐,倒不如喝香槟。
Instead of drinking cola, why not drink champagne?
Tatoeba · sysko CC BY
Tani 先生與其說是學者,倒不如說是新聞工作者。
Mr Tani is not so much a scholar as a journalist.
Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY
呢本書咁貴,倒不如去圖書館借。
This book is so expensive, best to borrow it from the library instead.
Sources: rime-cantonese, synthesized, words.hk