与其yǔqí〈连词conj.〉比较两件事的利害得失而决定取舍的时候,‘与其’用在放弃的一面(后面常用‘毋宁、不如’呼应){[usu. used consecutively with 毋宁 wúnìng and 不如 bùrú] rather than; better than}: ～扬汤止沸,不如釜底抽薪。{To stop water from boiling, withdrawing the burning firewood will do better than scooping the water up and pouring it back again.}