比上不足比下有余

to fall short of the best but be better than the worst / can pass muster

Belgium / Belgian / abbr. for 比利時|比利时[Bi3 li4 shi2]

euphemistic variant of 屄[bi1]

to compare / (followed by a noun and adjective) more {adj.} than {noun} / ratio / to gesture / (Taiwan pr. [bi4] in some compounds derived from Classical Chinese)

used in 上聲|上声[shang3 sheng1]

(bound form) up; upper; above; previous / first (of multiple parts) / to climb; to get onto; to go up / to attend (class or university) / (directional complement) up / (noun suffix) on; above

no; not so / (bound form) not; un-

insufficient / lacking / deficiency / not enough / inadequate / not worth / cannot / should not

excessive

foot / to be sufficient / ample

down / downwards / below / lower / later / next (week etc) / second (of two parts) / to decline / to go down / to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) / measure word to show the frequency of an action

to have; there is / (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意[you3 yi4] intentional)

to have an abundance

surname Yu

(archaic) I / me / variant of 餘|余[yu2], surplus

extra / surplus / remaining / remainder after division / (following numerical value) or more / in excess of (some number) / residue (math.) / after / I / me