MEANING/意义
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have an abundanceType verb/动词
有余
EXAMPLES/列句
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比上不足，比下有余
better than some，though not as good as others; fair to middling
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年夜饭吃鱼代表“年年有余”。
Eating fish at a family reunion dinner of the Chinese New Year's Eve symbolizes “abundance year after year“.
COMBINATIONS/组合
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死有余辜
even death would be too good for him
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心有余悸
have lingering fears
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富富有余
have much more than needed
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游刃有余
handle a cleaver with skill，have plenty of room for the play of a cleaver， (fig.) perform a job with high skill and great ease
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年年有余
Wish for surpluses and bountiful harvests every year
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绰绰有余
more than enough，still a lot to spare
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心有余而力不足
the spirit is willing，but the flesh is weak
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成事不足，败事有余。
not good enough to accomplish anything，but more than enough to spoil things
