Bahasa Jepangnya “daripada”

daripada; alih-alih; dibandingkan dengan; di atas

than; rather than; in comparison to; over

daripada; alih-alih; sejak; kecuali

than; rather than; from; except

hati lebih penting daripada rupa; ketampanan terlihat dari perbuatan

a gentle spirit is more important than looks; handsome is as handsome does

lebih baik daripada tidak ada

better than nothing; better than none at all

mengalahkan hawa nafsu sendiri lebih sulit daripada mengalahkan musuh di luar

it's hard to discipline one's mind; defeating the bandits in the mountains is easy; defeating the bandit in one's heart is hard

lebih baik jadi pemimpin kelompok kecil daripada bawahan kelompok besar

better to be the beak of a rooster than the rump of a bull; better to be the leader of a small group than a subordinate in a large organization; better to be a big fish in a little pond than a little fish in a big pond

lebih baik ada daripada tidak; pohon mati meramaikan gunung

half a loaf is better than none; even a dead tree adds to the interest of a mountain

bukti lebih meyakinkan daripada teori; bukti lebih baik daripada perdebatan

the proof of the pudding is in the eating; evidence is better than debate

lebih baik malu bertanya daripada tidak tahu selamanya

better to ask and be embarrassed than not ask and never know

melihat langsung lebih meyakinkan; melihat sendiri lebih baik daripada mendengar kabar; satu gambar lebih bermakna daripada seribu kata

seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words

lebih banyak kalah daripada menang; tertinggal dari lawan; tertinggal dalam jumlah kemenangan; memiliki rekor kalah

to have more losses than wins; to trail an opponent (e.g. by two games); to be behind (in wins); to have a losing record

kuantitas daripada kualitas; mendahulukan kuantitas

quantity over quality; quantity before quality

tidak ada yang lebih nikmat daripada tidur

there is nothing better than sleeping

lebih baik daripada tidak ada

better than nothing; better than none at all

darah lebih kental daripada air

blood is thicker than water

fungsi lebih penting daripada keindahan; lebih memilih makanan daripada bunga

function over aesthetics; dumplings over flowers

kualitas lebih penting daripada kuantitas

quality over quantity; quality before quantity

lebih baik menyalahkan diri daripada orang lain

it is easier to blame than do better; instead of resenting others, resent yourself

lebih baik menjadi kepala ikan kecil daripada ekor ikan besar

better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion

mengutamakan pejabat daripada rakyat; pemerintahan lebih penting daripada rakyat; statism

putting the officials and bureaucrats above the people; treating the governors as more important than the governed; statism

mengutamakan perempuan daripada laki-laki

placing women above men

uang lebih berbicara daripada kata-kata; uang lebih baik daripada basa-basi; uang daripada salam

money speaks louder than words; money is better than (empty) words; yen bills over salutations

apa pun lebih baik daripada tidak sama sekali; perut kenyang tetap kenyang

anything is better than nothing; kail spares bread; a bellyful is a bellyful, whether it be meat or drink; tea in the belly (will fill it) for a time

lebih baik terkenal buruk daripada tak dikenal

it is better to be infamous than unknown

budi lebih penting daripada rupa; rupa bukan segalanya

a gentle spirit is more important than looks; handsome is as handsome does

nasib pegawai pemerintah sungguh malang; lebih baik bekerja sendiri daripada untuk orang lain

wretched is the lot of a government official; it is better to work for oneself than to work for someone else

pena lebih tajam daripada pedang

the pen is mightier than the sword

lebih baik menghadapi masalah yang dikenal; lebih baik setan yang dikenal daripada tidak dikenal

better the devil you know than the devil you don't know; better the ogre you know than the Buddha you don't

melakukan lebih mudah daripada mengkhawatirkan; rasa takut melebih-lebihkan bahaya

it is easier to do something than worry about it; fear overruns the danger; it is easier to bear (a child) than to worry about it

makanan lebih penting daripada status sosial; batang talas lebih berharga daripada garis keturunan

having food on the table is more important than having a high social standing; taro stems over family status

benda yang lebih lebar daripada tinggi; karya seni berorientasi mendatar

something wider than it is high; artwork with a horizontal aspect (e.g. scroll)

pena lebih kuat daripada pedang

the pen is mightier than the sword

tetangga dekat lebih baik daripada kerabat jauh

a neighbour is better than a relative living far

lebih kaya daripada kelihatannya

richer than it appears

yang besar mencakup yang kecil; lebih baik kebesaran daripada kekecilan

the greater embraces the less; better too big than too small

lebih baik cepat dan kasar daripada lambat dan teliti; lebih baik sigap daripada lambat dan hati-hati

better being rough and ready than slow and elaborate; better being brisk and sharp than slow and prudent

kenyataan lebih aneh daripada fiksi

truth is stranger than fiction

lebih baik cepat meski kurang sempurna daripada lambat dan rumit

it's better to be rough and ready than slow and elaborate

lebih baik tulus meski tidak sempurna daripada cerdik tetapi menipu

better shoddy and sincere than clever and deceptive

bahkan lebih daripada

even more than