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Jyutping jau1 jyu1
Pinyin yōu yú

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to surpass
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to be better than; to surpass; to beat
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    不少人认为,所有外国制造的物品均优于那些在本国所制造的。
    不少人認為,所有外國製造的物品均優於那些在本國所製造的。
    bù shǎo rén rèn wéi , suǒ yǒu wài guó zhì zào de wù pǐn jūn yōu yú nà xiē zài běn guó suǒ zhì zào de 。
    • Not a few people think that all foreign-made articles are superior to ones made in this country.
  2. Mandarin
    例如,中国的大众运输毫无疑问地优于英国,但英国的公共福利可能比中国的好。
    例如,中國的大眾運輸毫無疑問地優於英國,但英國的公共福利可能比中國的好。
    lì rú , zhōng guó de dà zhòng yùn shū háo wú yí wèn dì yōu yú yīng guó , dàn yīng guó de gōng gòng fú lì kě néng bǐ zhōng guó de hǎo 。
    • For example, China's public transport is without a doubt better than the UK's, but the UK's public welfare may be better than China's.