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(idiom) not want to be outdone · not content to lag behind

不甘后人
bù gān hòu rén
b+ù·4th toneg+ān·1st toneh+òu·4th toner+én·2nd tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
(idiom) to compete to be first; to scramble to get ahead; to rush forward for fear of falling behind争先恐后zhēng xiān kǒng hòuto strive for mastery (idiom); aiming for the best result · to have high ambitions力争上游lì zhēng shàng yóu(idiom) not to be outdone不甘示弱bù gān shì ruò
Antonyms
to abandon oneself to despair · to give up and stop bothering自暴自弃zì bào zì qìto drift with the waves and go with the flow (idiom); to follow the crowd blindly随波逐流suí bō zhú liú
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