既生瑜,何生亮

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Chinese

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already; since; both... (and...)
to be born; to give birth; life
to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw
 
excellence; lustre of gems
carry; what; how
carry; what; how; why; which
 
to be born; to give birth; life
to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw
 
light; bright
trad. (既生瑜,何生亮)
simp. #(既生瑜,何生亮)
Literally: “Since Yu has already been born, so why was Liang ever born?”.

Etymology

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Zhou Yu was young and ambitious, but was always being upstaged by Zhuge Liang, who was more talented.

Pronunciation

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Idiom

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既生瑜,何生亮

  1. used to lament the fact that there is someone better than you who is outshining you at every turn; to bemoan a new contender

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