| 見劣りがする | みおとりがする | it compares unfavorably (poorly) with/it is not so good
as/ |
| 低劣 | ていれつ | (adj-na,n) low
grade/inferiority/coarseness/vulgarity/ |
| 下劣 | げれつ
| (adj-na,n) base/mean/vulgar/ |
| 拙劣 | せつれつ
| (adj-na,n) clumsy/unskillful/(P)/ |
| 愚劣 | ぐれつ
| (adj-na,n)
foolishness/stupidity/silliness/(P)/ |
| 優るとも劣らぬ | まさるともおとらぬ | not at all inferior to/ |
| 卑劣漢 | ひれつかん | mean bastard/sneak/heel/despicable
person/(P)/ |
| 優劣 | ゆうれつ | (n) (relative) merits/superiority or
inferiority/quality/(P)/ |
| 見劣り | みおとり | (n) unfavourable comparison/ |
| 優るとも劣らない | まさると
もおとらない | not at all inferior to/ |
| 陋劣 | ろうれつ | (adj-na,n) meanness/ |
| 負けず劣らず | まけずおとら
ず | (adv) to be evenly balanced or
talented/ |
| 卑劣 | ひれつ | (adj-na,n) mean/foul play/cowardly/base/(P)/ |
| 鄙劣 | ひれつ | (adj-na,n) mean/foul play/cowardly/base/ |
| 優勝劣敗 | ゆうしょうれっぱい
| (n) survival of the fittest/ |
Japanese - English dictionary courtesy of Jim Breen.
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