莫如 mò rú

mò rú phrase nothing is better than
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: 莫如 is an idiomatic phrase in Literary Chinese with this meaning (Pulleyblank 1995, p. 136). For example, 如惡之,莫如貴德而尊士 'If a prince hates disgrace, the best course for him to pursue, is to esteem virtue and honour virtuous scholars ...' (Mengzi: 3.4/17/21, translation by Legge)

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