不敌

lùn wài jiāo shǒu wàn zhī jīng míng wǒ yuǎn bù dí tā

论外交手腕之精明，我远不敌他。

He was more than my match in diplomatic shrewdness.

zhè zuò zhǔ jiào táng suī rán fēi cháng hóng wěi dàn què bù dí yà mián dà jiào táng

这座主教堂虽然非常宏伟，但却不敌亚眠大教堂。

Grand it may be, but this cathedral is no rival to the great cathedral of Amiens.