莫如

mòrú
it would be better

CEDICT

  1. (literary) it would be better to; might as well; let's
  2. it would be better to; might as well; let's

Wiktionary

不如。

重編國語辭典

不如

維基詞典

Entry Composition

1 莫 mò
  1. do not
  2. there is none who
2 如 rú
  1. as
  2. as if
  3. such as

Containing this entry

讳莫如深 huìmòrúshēn (idiom) to steadfastly refuse to discuss the matter; to treat it as an untouchable subject

Related entries

宁肯 nìngkěn
  1. would rather...
  2. it would be better...
  3. would prefer
与其知道你要走，我宁肯你没有回来过。

I would rather that you never returned than know that you wanted to leave.

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