聊胜于无

Traditional form:

聊勝於無

Pinyin (reading):

liáoshèngyúwú

Definitions:

• better than nothing (idiom)

Characters:

• 聊 - somewhat, slightly, at least
• 胜 - victory; to excel, to truimph
• 于 - at, in, on; to, from; alas!
• 无 - no, not; lacking, -less

Traditional characters:

• 聊 - somewhat, slightly, at least
• 勝 - victory; to excel, to truimph
• 於 - at, in, on; to, from; alas!
• 無 - no, not; lacking, -less