勝るまさる

masaru

to excel; to surpass; to outrival

Example sentences

  1. 彼は父に勝るとも劣らず利口だ。

    He is not less clever than his father.

  2. 二人の頭脳は一人の頭脳に勝る

    Two heads are better than one.

  3. 手の中の鳥一羽は森の中の十羽に勝る

    A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

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