綽綽有餘

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Chinese

 
to have an abundance; odd; about
to have an abundance; odd; about; or so
trad. (綽綽有餘) 綽綽 有餘
simp. (绰绰有余) 绰绰 有余

Etymology

From the Classic of Poetry, poem 223 (《詩經·小雅·角弓》):

此令兄弟，綽綽有裕。
不令兄弟，交相為瘉。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
此令兄弟，绰绰有裕。
不令兄弟，交相为愈。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
Cǐ lìng xiōngdì, chuòchuò yǒu yù.
Bù lìng xiōngdì, jiāoxiàng wéi yù.
Those brothers who are good, Continue to display much generous feeling; But between brothers who are not good, Their intercourse is marked by troubles.

Pronunciation

Idiom

綽綽有餘

  1. more than sufficient; ample
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