粵

倒dou2不bat1如jyu4

dou2 bat1 jyu4dào bù rúinferred

English

  1. (to suggest an alternative) it would be better to, it would be preferable that, best to do x instead

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 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

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