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)
Contained in
- 知子莫如父 nobody knows a son like his father
- 杖莫如信 there is nothing better than honesty to depend on
- 讳莫如深(諱莫如深) important matter that must be kept secret; don't breathe a word of it to anyone!
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- 《張儀列傳》 Biography of Zhang Yi Records of the Grand Historian 史記 — count: 7
- 卷二百九十五 列傳第五十四 尹洙 孫甫 謝絳 葉清臣 楊察 Volume 295 Biographies 54: Yin Zhu, Sun Fu, Xie Jiang, Ye Qingchen, Yang Cha History of Song 宋史 — count: 7
- 吳語 Discourses of Wu Guoyu 國語 — count: 5
- 卷十六 談叢 Chapter 16: Abundant Discussion Garden of Stories 說苑 — count: 5
- 昭公 Lord Zhao The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 5
- 卷十九 趙二 Chapter 19: Zhao II Stratagems of the Warring States 戰國策 — count: 4
- 卷四百三十三 列傳第一百九十二 儒林三 邵伯溫 喻樗 洪興祖 高閌 程大昌 林之奇 林光朝 楊萬里 Volume 433 Biographies 192: Confucian Scholars 3 - Shao Bowen, Yu Chu, Hong Xingzu, Gao Kang, Cheng Dachang, Lin Zhiqi, Lin Guangchao, Yang Wanli History of Song 宋史 — count: 4
- 僖公 Lord Xi The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 4
- 卷一百六十六 列傳第九十一 賈杜令狐 Volume 166 Biographies 91: Jia, Du, Linghu New Book of Tang 新唐書 — count: 4
- 卷二十八 Scroll 28 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 4
Collocations
- 莫如兄弟 (莫如兄弟) 莫如兄弟 — The Book of Songs 詩經, 小雅‧鹿鳴之什‧常棣 Minor odes of the kingdom - Decade Of Lu Ming - Chang Di — count: 3
- 德莫如 (德莫如) 非德莫如勤 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 宣公 Lord Xuan — count: 3
- 莫如法 (莫如法) 故治國使眾莫如法 — Guanzi 管子, 明法解第六十七 Chapter 67: Explanation of Wise Edicts — count: 2
- 莫如厚 (莫如厚) 賞莫如厚 — Han Feizi 韓非子, 八經第四十八 Chapter 48: Eight Classics — count: 2
- 赏莫如 (賞莫如) 賞莫如厚 — Han Feizi 韓非子, 八經第四十八 Chapter 48: Eight Classics — count: 2
- 莫如尽 (莫如儘) 去疾莫如盡 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 哀公 Lord Ai — count: 2
- 法莫如 (法莫如) 故法莫如顯 — Han Feizi 韓非子, 難三第三十八 Chapter 38: Difficulties III — count: 2
- 莫如身 (莫如身) 任之重者莫如身 — Guanzi 管子, 戒第二十六 Chapter 26: Jie Di — count: 2
- 莫如刑 (莫如刑) 禁淫止暴莫如刑 — Guanzi 管子, 明法解第六十七 Chapter 67: Explanation of Wise Edicts — count: 2
- 莫如树 (莫如樹) 莫如樹穀 — Guanzi 管子, 權修第三 Chapter 3: Cultivating Authority — count: 2