idiom : Ancient Fable > Each one is worse than the other
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As a crab for a crab
  Explanation: Metaphor of a better one, is getting worse.
  Usage: Predicate; as object, attribute; that is getting worse
  Source: Song Su Shi, "miscellaneous Ai Zi said," Ai Zi-line at sea, has shown signs of grub marine crab, crab, and Peng Yue following see, similar to the body shape are smaller, because a sigh said, 'He is also a crab as a crab? '"
  Examples: Their liking for crabs, marine crab from the larva to Wedelia Bie, who listed more than ten species. Valley laughed and said the so-called ~ also true. "★ Zhai Qing Hao" Popular series bird fish "argument" Holy Song drop-left "
No. 2
  Song Shi old question, "said Ai Zi Miscellaneous" "Ai Zi-line at sea, see a thing round and narrow, often enough, people said, asking the Home 'this what things are?' Said, 'larva marine crab also.' Not only see a thing , round narrow legged, asked the Home people say 'this what things are?' said, 'crabs.' was one thing after another in, landscape ever seen before, if all but a very small, and asked the Home people say 'this what things have ? 'said,' Peng Yue also. 'Ai Zi Kui Ran sighed, said,' He is also a crab as a crab! '"post, due to the analogy of a better one.
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No. 3
  Song Shi old question, "said Ai Zi miscellaneous": "Ai Zi-line at sea, see one thing, round and narrow, often enough, people ask the Home said: 'This is what things are?' Said: 'larva marine crab also.' While another see a thing, much less narrow circle, who asked the home said: 'This is what things are?' said: 'crabs.' was one thing after another in, landscape ever seen before, if all but a very small, people said, asking the Home : 'This is what things are?' said: 'Peng Yue also.' Ai Zi Kui Ran sighed, saying: 'He is also a crab as a crab!' "post, due to the analogy of a better one. Jin Wang Ruo "Distinction of the two": "that Liu Yan Sheng Han, Li Shu-Sheng Liu also said that Liu, the so-called a crab as a crab." Tak Ming Shen Fu, "wild crab allocated banter ridiculed by elite": "Fenyi without authorization , slew Guixi, the Capital were evil, for the words said: 'hateful Yan Kai-Kai, do whatever Intuit heart deceive, often view the cold crab, look what you get when rampant?' a crab of the remote, ancient and modern are so rich and powerful metaphor, however also carry on a crab as a crab. "
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No. 4
  词 目 一蟹不如一蟹
  发 音 yī xiè bù rú yī xiè
  释 义 比喻一个不如一个,越来越差。
  出 处 宋·苏轼《艾子杂说.三物》:“艾子行于海上,见一物圆而褊,问居人曰:“此何物也?”曰:“蝤蛑也。”既又见一物,圆褊多足,问居人曰:“此何物也?”曰:“螃蟹也。”又于后得一物,形皆相似而体愈小,问居人曰:“此何物也?”曰:“彭越也。”艾子因(口胃)叹曰:‘何一蟹不如一蟹也?’”
  示 例 以其嗜蟹,自蝤蛑至蟛蚏,凡罗列十余种。谷笑曰:“真所谓~也。”(清·翟灏《通俗编·禽鱼》引《圣宋掇遗》)
成语词典
  成语名称 一蟹不如一蟹 汉语拼音 yī xiè bù rú yī xiè 成语释义 比喻一个不如一个,越来越差。 成语出处 宋·苏轼《艾子杂说》:“艾子行于海上,初见蝤蛑,继见螃蟹及彭越,形皆相似而体愈小,因叹曰:‘何一蟹不如一蟹也?’” 使用例句 以其嗜蟹,自蝤蛑至蟛蚏,凡罗列十余种。谷笑曰:“真所谓一蟹不如一蟹也。”
  ★清·翟灏《通俗编·禽鱼》引《圣宋掇遗》
English Expression
  1. n.:  Each one is worse than the other