遜そん色しょくがある

expression, godan verb (-ru, irregular)

inferior to; pale in comparison; not as good as

Used to say that something is not as good as another thing, often in the negative form 遜色がない (is not inferior, bears comparison). The affirmative form 遜色がある is less common but means 'is inferior' or 'suffers by comparison'.

• 彼かれの作さく品ひんはプロの作さく品ひんと比くらべると遜そん色しょくがある。

  His work is inferior when compared with professional work.

• この新しん製せい品ひんは前まえのモデルに遜そん色しょくがあるとは思おもえない。

  I don't think this new product is inferior to the previous model.