大不如前 [－－－－]

Jyutping daai6 bat1 jyu4 cin4
Pinyin dà bù rú qián

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    大幅​退步​咗
    to fall back by a large extent
    • 而家香港嘅營商環境已經大不如前。
      而家香港嘅营商环境已经大不如前。
      ji4 gaa1 hoeng1 gong2 ge3 jing4 soeng1 waan4 ging2 ji5 ging1 daai6 bat1 jyu4 cin4.
      The business environment in HK is not comparable to how it was before.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. phrase, idiomatic
    to be much worse than it was before
    • 他已經七十多歲了，體力大不如前。
      他已经七十多岁了，体力大不如前。
      tā yǐ jīng qī shí duō suì le ， tǐ lì dà bù rú qián ．
      He is in his seventies. He does not have as much energy as before.
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    贾家嘅财力大不如前，已经外强中干喇。
    賈家嘅財力大不如前，已經外強中乾喇。
    gaa2 gaa1 ge3 coi4 lik6 daai6 bat1 jyu4 cin4, ji5 ging1 ngoi6 koeng4 zung1 gon1 laa3.
    • The Ka family has much fewer many financial resources than before, despite its strength in appearance.
  2. Cantonese
    而家香港嘅营商环境已经大不如前。
    而家香港嘅營商環境已經大不如前。
    ji4 gaa1 hoeng1 gong2 ge3 jing4 soeng1 waan4 ging2 ji5 ging1 daai6 bat1 jyu4 cin4.
    • The business environment in HK is not comparable to how it was before.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    他已经七十多岁了，体力大不如前。
    他已經七十多歲了，體力大不如前。
    tā yǐ jīng qī shí duō suì le ， tǐ lì dà bù rú qián ．
    • He is in his seventies. He does not have as much energy as before.