- not to be taken as an example
- not an example to be followed
- not to be taken as authoritative
Characters
- 不 (不): no; not so; (bound form) not; un-
- 足 (足): excessive
- 为 (為): as (in the capacity of); to take sth as; to act as; to serve as; to behave as; to become; to be; to do; by (in the passive voice)
- 训 (訓): to teach; to train; to admonish; (bound form) instruction (from superiors); teachings; rule
Resources
- Wiktionary: 不足为训
- MDBG: 不足为训
- Examples with 不足为训 on Tatoeba
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