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rather
rather, I would say the chance is small

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あのひとはがくしゃというよりむしろせいじかだ。

If anything, he is a politician rather than a scholar.

かねもちになるよりむしろびんぼうでいるほうがいい。

Rather than being rich, I prefer to be poor.

とてもすばらしいてんきだったのでむしろあるきたいとおもった。

It was so lovely a day that I preferred to walk (Rather than some other means of transportation).

かのじょはじょゆうというよりもむしろかしゅだ。

She is a singer rather than an actress.

かれらはがいしゃよりむしろにほんのくるまをかう。

They buy Japanese rather than foreign cars.

こうえんへいくよりむしろどうぶつえんへいきたい。

We would rather go to the zoo than to the park.

彼は疲れているというよりむしろ眠いのだ
He is more sleepy than tired.

kumar

Often used with より

Amatuka

Grammatically yes, but I think the intended meaning was the other way around... Amatuka prefers being poor :)

dc

Now that "Yappari" is official, the "see also" reference makes sense, notwithstanding the fact that Amatuka wants to remain poor.

bamboo4

ps in comments you can put another grammar item in square brackets and it will like like: [yappari]

dc

Like this {yappari]?

bamboo4

No, that can't be it. [yappari]

bamboo4

Ha! I gotcha!

bamboo4

Note that you would not normally say 貧乏でいるよりもむしろ金持ちがいい, but you would say 貧乏でいるよりも、やっぱり金持ちがいい。

bamboo4